Interlude 1 - Searching for a sign
A woman in a pantsuit sat in a chair, an ice pack against her forehead, as she looked through reports. The coastal wind turbines were still working well, the conversion to solar panel glass windows was going smoothly, and the housing she had been responsible for was filled and taken care of. That would have put her head at ease, were it not for the killer headache she was enduring.
“Ms. Lugubra? You have a meeting in ten minutes.” Her assistant stepped into her office, and she nodded at them. “I am sorry for my actions earlier.”
“I’ve had worse for less. Remind me to tell you about Stonewall one of these days.” Ms. Lugubra stood up, setting the ice pack down in the tray that sat on her table. No reason to make it wet with condensation. “Remind me, Mx. Novaku, do we have a private investigator on call?”
The assistant scrolled through their tablet, shrugging. “Afraid not, Ms. Lugubra. Why do you ask?”
“Because I have a person to find who will be very difficult to find. What about a contact for unusual requests?” She turned to her assistant, who rolled their eyes.
“You know you only have the one, Ms. Lugubra. Are you intending to contact her with your inquiry?”
“Yes, I am. Double check if my contact info for her is still correct, send it to my phone. Also, cancel all my meetings, and write me down for a vacation. Uncertain amount of time.” Ms. Lugubra was making her way to the door, waving her phone, and she turned before exiting it. “Sorry to leave you with the League of Extraordinarily Boring Gentlemen. If they get too much, just ask Steven from the mail room for help. Remarkable young man. Dhampire. Nobody’ll miss the suckers if he gets a snack, I guarantee it.” With that, she left the office and her assistant, giving them the unenviable task of dealing with a group of older men used to different treatment than they were getting these days.
As Ms. Lugubra got in the elevator, she hissed. “Dammit, Nikola, did you have to hit me with the lamp? Did you expect me to NOT freak out at the awakening?”