new arreyeval [open!]

[hellojon]

Who: Elias Bouchard & OPEN!
When: mid-April
Where: ADI and around
Summary: getting settled & visiting a graveyard
Warnings: will edit if needed

around ADI
Elias finds himself fitting right into Administration. There's a part of him that wants to go into Research, of course. That desire to learn, to know, to figure out and explore whatever is going on still lives strong in his mind. But for the moment, Administration fits. After all, the more he learns about this place behind the scenes, the more information he has and he can use to shift things to go his way.

It is very easy to doctor a paper trail if you work in the department involved in paper trails to begin with.

The problem with working in administration is that Elias needs to do busy work. And with people vanishing on a daily basis (something which he tried to Know the cause of and was very put out that the only thing he received in return was a nosebleed), the new guy gets stuck with the busy work: roll call.

So he approaches people, he'll ask, "Pardon me. You're someone from a different world, correct?"

50 steps
Well. This is interesting.

Having seen his demise once already (stabbed, beaten bloody at the hands of the Archivist of all people), Elias lingers around the graveyard anyway. Curiosity wins out: how does this place count a death? Would he see how the body of Jonah Magnus died? What about possible deaths? After all, if he knows about this death, why would he keep things the same and let it come to pass?

That curiosity is driving him. So he lingers in the graveyard, to the point that he's still there when they're rounding up people to leave, walking around as he looks for those steps again.

wildcard
He's around ADI, so hit me up with anything!

Comments

[assays]

She has come across people like him before. Those who had a talent for being efficient and organised. Ticking off their clipboards and carrying a lot more paperwork than they really should be. Perhaps if her life hadn’t gone the way it did, she may have found herself in such a role.

"Peggy Carter. A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bouchard." Peggy accepts the offered hand with a smile and gives it a firm, polite shake. "I have yet to find myself a position in this place. I arrived last month."

[hellojon]

"Well, we'd always welcome another face in Administration, Ms. Carter." Elias has been in the position, been with ADI less than a week and yet he's acting like he's been working here forever. Admittedly, he did have a bit of a leg up compared to others. But Elias does not want to look like he doesn't know what he's doing or look like he's new here.

As far as he's concerned? He has everything under control.

"If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you."

[assays]

“I shall keep the offer in mind, thank you.” Peggy is sure she doesn’t want to make any commitments just yet, unless she really needed something to do to pass the time. She is more keen to discover a way out of this place rather than setting down some roots. There was bound to be someone else who felt the same way as her.

“But I suppose I should ask what is expected of someone should they choose to work in Administration. Is everyday the same or does it bring unique challenges?”

She could use this as a way of gaining insightful information. Well, that is Peggy’s hope at least.

[hellojon]

Elias shrugs slightly. "I would say that if you chose to keep things the same, then every day is the same. But you're not the sort of woman to make that choice."

It's said as a statement of fact, not a guess. Elias continues the idle conversation as he points out, "Personally, I'd say that trying to create a paper trail long enough to hide the seizure of a giant lobster a unique challenge—but I'm certainly aware that others might not feel the same way."

[assays]

It is an interesting statement. Though she doesn't say anything about it. The next part of his sentence has Peggy raising an eyebrow as she tries to imagine that scenario playing out in front of her.

"I would consider the very existence of a giant lobster as a unique challenge, regardless of any kind of paperwork." She's had to hide many things from the public as part of being a spy during the war and now as an agent. But never a giant lobster.

"Now I am curious about how these others would feel about it."

[hellojon]

"About the giant lobster?" he asks, a wry smile in his voice. His expression shifts to a grin that matches the smile, if a little more intent, as he points out, "I suspect the others would feel it was quite delicious."

[assays]

To his credit, that gets a small laugh from her. It's a genuine one, and Peggy can't remember the last time she had a proper laugh.

"So, can I ask you about the world you come from? Is it mundane and average? One thing to know about where I'm from is that there are no giant lobsters."

[hellojon]

"Oddly enough, it's rather like this one. Supernatural forces, entities bent off starting an apocalypse...things of that nature."

He shrugs. "Strange how two worlds can be so similar while two others can be so different."