Posted by Civilian Dorma Fen (Governor’s Assistant) in Governor’s Office- The Best Kind of Secrets

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Governor’s Office- The Best Kind of Secrets
Timing a meeting of this kind required delicate timing and planning. Not just because it was with the Governor, but because keeping something like this from Eela was not only very difficult, they didn’t want suspecting that something was amiss. Because nothing was. But the woman was honed into every detail around here that Cort Belanger was acutely aware that in order to keep the requested topic quiet, he was going to have to engage in subterfuge… as the Executive Assistant to an empathic and highly trained psychologist and seasoned leader.

What could possibly go wrong?

So, after Eela was out of the office with back-to-back meetings, Cort didn’t even bother sending a meeting request (too much of a trail) and simply went up the one floor and headed to see Dorma Fen while Elema handled Dasca’s office. They were all slowly getting to know one another given how much their bosses interacted at all hours of the day and it was a given that they would help each other out wherever they could unless it poses a risk to their boss. Which is why Cort would never dream of doing do. This was entirely fun and positive.

“Good morning Dorma. Does Hyrushi have ten minutes to spare for me?” He knew he was in the office this morning as Eela had had her daily meeting with him before leaving for her own business, but there was always the risk that he was too busy.

~Cort Belanger, Lt. Gov’s EA

Dorma looked at him and cocked an eyebrow. “Really? Does Hyrushi have the time? As we have discussed, to you it is either Governor or The Governor.” and she smiled. “How will we ever train you properly?” and she pulled up the Gocernor’s schedule. “Today is a busy day…” she said and then looked at him, a conspiratorial grin on her face. “Perhaps if you care to tell what this is about…?”

Dorma Fen, Governor’s Aide

Entirely unfazed by Fen’s chastising, Cort leaned in and dropped his voice. “A bid by Dasca’s daughter to make the poor woman actually take time off for the upcoming Haliian holiday and enjoy herself. But the whole thing requires careful execution and some input from the Governor because we both know how hard it is to actually surprise either of them with something positive,” Cort said, his grin matching hers. He was fine bringing Fen into the mix. “And if you have any tips, I’ll take them, because as much as I can read her and her own state, her abilities make it worse for me and I don’t want her thinking something bad is going on. These are wonderful surprises being planned.” The careful trust a support staffer built with the person they worked with was delicate and Belanger would never dream of doing anything that would damage that.

~Cort Belanger, Lt. Gov’s EA