Julianna watched Owen look her over. She could see grey eyes tracking the the highlights of her ensemble in a disapproving manner. She frowned back at him. He didn’t get to decide what she wore. Honestly, she didn’t even know which part of her appearance he didn’t like. She looked nice. She looked professional. She concluded that he was just determined to be annoyed with her.
The Brigadier General attempted to dismiss her and her sharp inhale clued Darcy into her intent to make a snappy retort. He lifted his hand to quell both of them before they started to bicker. His godson seemed unable to get along with anyone. He wondered what she could have done in a day to get to him. “Miss Maxillion has an appointment,” the Commander informed the other officer. “We will continue our conversation when she has finished.” Darcy gave a pointed look to Owen and Julianna kept a smirk under control as she gained the upper hand. Darcy turned his attention back to the publicist. “What is it you wanted to speak about, Julianna?”
She moved away from the door, tail swaying as she crossed the room to stand near Owen and Darcy’s desk. She didn’t sit, had always felt more comfortable standing when she had prepared a speech. “I wanted to discuss clearance and identification with you, specifically the IDs worn by the compulsory agents.” She paused, keeping her gaze on Darcy and not the grumpy general to her left. Darcy leaned back into his chair, spine straight, hands folded in his lap.
“What about them?”
“They differ from that of other agents.” Julianna leaned slightly at the waist to set her things in the open chair so she could gesture with her hands at will. “Instead of listing their specialty it states that they are a compulsory recruit. I find the differentiation to be discriminatory.”
Darcy’s brow lifted towards his hairline. “Why is that?”
One of her ears fell lopsided and kicked backwards. She could have easily handled the Commander, but Owen at her side glaring at her was more distraction than she had bargained for. “I understand that their working here is the clause of a conviction, but this isn’t a prison. They aren’t prisoners. You’ve given them the rank of agent, but you’ve refused to acknowledge them in the same way as people who should be their peers. The distinction implies that you don’t intend to take them or their performance seriously, and opens them up to prejudice from their co-workers. Most of the compulsory agents you have recruited are notorious enough without it being constantly displayed. Their working here is not a punishment, it’s supposed to a second chance, but If you continue to treat them like criminals, they will continue to act like criminals.”
Julianna’s conclusion left the room in silence as Darcy considered her proposal. He rubbed a hand idly over his beard as he reviewed her words and the possible outcomes of her request. “And you think this change will help get Agent Bell under control?”
Her ears pushed to attention, as she used one hand to smooth the lanyard over her chest, even though it wasn’t out of place. “It is not only Agent Bell that I have come to speak on behalf of. Compulsory recruits make up ten percent of the C.A.F’s support forces, and thirty percent of its military forces. The figures seem small on paper, but the efficiency of this institution would be lax without them. I am only stating a small change in perspective would make a notable difference.”
The Brigadier General attempted to dismiss her and her sharp inhale clued Darcy into her intent to make a snappy retort. He lifted his hand to quell both of them before they started to bicker. His godson seemed unable to get along with anyone. He wondered what she could have done in a day to get to him. “Miss Maxillion has an appointment,” the Commander informed the other officer. “We will continue our conversation when she has finished.” Darcy gave a pointed look to Owen and Julianna kept a smirk under control as she gained the upper hand. Darcy turned his attention back to the publicist. “What is it you wanted to speak about, Julianna?”
She moved away from the door, tail swaying as she crossed the room to stand near Owen and Darcy’s desk. She didn’t sit, had always felt more comfortable standing when she had prepared a speech. “I wanted to discuss clearance and identification with you, specifically the IDs worn by the compulsory agents.” She paused, keeping her gaze on Darcy and not the grumpy general to her left. Darcy leaned back into his chair, spine straight, hands folded in his lap.
“What about them?”
“They differ from that of other agents.” Julianna leaned slightly at the waist to set her things in the open chair so she could gesture with her hands at will. “Instead of listing their specialty it states that they are a compulsory recruit. I find the differentiation to be discriminatory.”
Darcy’s brow lifted towards his hairline. “Why is that?”
One of her ears fell lopsided and kicked backwards. She could have easily handled the Commander, but Owen at her side glaring at her was more distraction than she had bargained for. “I understand that their working here is the clause of a conviction, but this isn’t a prison. They aren’t prisoners. You’ve given them the rank of agent, but you’ve refused to acknowledge them in the same way as people who should be their peers. The distinction implies that you don’t intend to take them or their performance seriously, and opens them up to prejudice from their co-workers. Most of the compulsory agents you have recruited are notorious enough without it being constantly displayed. Their working here is not a punishment, it’s supposed to a second chance, but If you continue to treat them like criminals, they will continue to act like criminals.”
Julianna’s conclusion left the room in silence as Darcy considered her proposal. He rubbed a hand idly over his beard as he reviewed her words and the possible outcomes of her request. “And you think this change will help get Agent Bell under control?”
Her ears pushed to attention, as she used one hand to smooth the lanyard over her chest, even though it wasn’t out of place. “It is not only Agent Bell that I have come to speak on behalf of. Compulsory recruits make up ten percent of the C.A.F’s support forces, and thirty percent of its military forces. The figures seem small on paper, but the efficiency of this institution would be lax without them. I am only stating a small change in perspective would make a notable difference.”
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