Chapter # - Newbie
"Mr. Radyson?" Jack said trying to keep a professional appel. The man jumped, standing quickly.
"Uh, well that's me, Mr. Radyson's my father, I'm just Rhys." The man gulped, holding a silver and black metal arm close.
"Alright, Rhys. Name's Jack." Jack said with a smile. "So you're here for a job hm."
"Uh yes. If at all.. possible…" Rhys said shyly, holding his folders of necessary documents close.
"We'll see, first we gotta make sure you can at least work here kiddo." Jack sighed.
"Here kiddo! Sit, get comfy!" Chloe called, pushing him an office chair as Rhys sat gratefully.
"So Rhys, any specific job you looking for or what?" Jack asked.
"I'm good with programming. Robots and stuff. Also I can build stuff well." Rhys said shyly.
"Great news for me, maybe i can move up if my boss isn't a … stubborn." Jack sighed catching himself from cursing. Chloe chuckled, putting a gold star on his office wall.
"Can you at least work an office?" Chloe asked, as Rhys nodded.
"Good cause that's what you're gonna have to deal with." Jack said.
"I can handle that." Rhys said, shifting in his seat to sit straighter.
"Also how are you on temper?" Chloe added, leaning back in her chair.
"Um pretty patient I guess." Rhys said unsure. "I can handle stress."
"Good cause trust me there's lot of that. Meeting deadlines, picking up whatever you can for any extra cash, and our boss." Jack huffed.
"Stay out of Tassiter's radar, something Jack here can't do." Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Not my fault that he presses all my buttons." Jack grumbled.
"Interview, dear." Chloe reminded him as a familiar face came down the aisle.
"Right, sorry." Jack sighed before glancing at the person coming down the aisle. Naturally, it was Tassiter. Jack already frowned seeing Tassiter before looking back at Rhys.
"So you sure you can handle the office, so guess we should see what papers you got there." Jack said. Rhys nervously handed him the papers, shyly not looking at him. Jack flipped through the papers looking over the information. The first thing that came to mind was some of the information looked suspiciously off.
"Hm.. interesting." Jack said glancing back up at Rhys from the papers. 'here it says he's 20, but he looks way younger than that…' Jack thought. 'this rest he probably changed for the whole Dahl thing, but if he's here, what's up at Dahl…'
"You sure that you want to work here, Rhys?" Jack said setting the papers down looking at Rhys with a suspicious expression. Rhys got a small panicked expression but stayed calm.
"Yes sir." Rhys said steadily.
"Hm… i guess we should see what you can do before we can give any real answer. Is that alright with you." Jack said.
"Perfectly." Rhys nodded.
"Chloe! I need you to run some of these wages. Sort them highest to lowest and cut the lowest." Tassiter tossed Chloe a folder as she caught it without looking.
"Yeah Skaglick I'm on it." Chloe scoffed as Rhys looked surprised at her language. Tassiter gave a dirty glare towards her.
"And straighten up your attitude as well." Tassiter said coldly.
"Yes Skaglick." Chloe turned, giving an extremely forced and fake smile.
"It's an improvement." Tassiter scoffed before looking over at Jack and Rhys.
"I should be cutting your wage." Chloe growled under her breath flipping through the folder.
"Am i to guess this is the man wishing to take your place John." Tassiter said.
"Only so i can move up sir." Jack said with an obviously faked smile.
"Um hello sir." Rhys gulped, sitting straight. Tassiter only looked over Rhys and gave a disgusted expression.
"Greetings." Tassiter said.
"Oh don't worry kid, he gives that look to everybody. Be luck you're not a woman. Ew." Chloe said, all her attention on the folder. Tassiter shot a glare her way but huffed as he started to walk away.
"Oh how badly i want to punch him in his dumb face." Jack muttered softly.
"Go ahead. That sexist, racist bastard needs it." Chloe grumbled.
"Sexist? Racist?" Rhys gulped.
"He hates women and thinks Pandorans are too stupid to use a computer." Chloe huffed.
"And an asshole to anyone who tries to do anything. Fucking bastard one day i swear." Jack hissed obvious dislike towards Tassiter was hard to miss.
"Kid." Chloe sighed, nodding to Rhys to remind Jack.
"Right. Sorry but he just gets on my very last …. Nerve." Jack sighed looking at Rhys. Rhys looked startled at the general attitude between the two to Tassiter.
"That was Tassiter, more like Assiter, our boss." Jack said. "He's more for against you than with you."
"Sadly his ass is the one you have to kiss to get Jack's job." Chloe sighed.
"And trust me kiddo it ain't easy. I haven't taken a single day off and i ask for a few hours on Pandora and he says hell no." Jack grumbled.
"Course Jack wants the better higher up job, the one he'll have to blow Tassiter to get." Chloe scoffed. "Told ya man, he's a racist. It's the word Pandora that he hates."
"Which ain't gonna happen, i'm way out of his league and he's more of a prick than anyone i've meet." Jack hissed. "I swear he's here to make use work till our death."
"You can just kill him. What's he gonna do, sue? It's Pandora. Only way he's gonna sue is paying in blood." Chloe said. "it's the only way you'll move up, man. Blow him or kill him."
"I'm for sure not blowing that shit faced poser." Jack huffed.
'"but you're not against blowing for a promotion." Chloe chuckled.
"Uh… is that normal to do?" Rhys looked nervous.
"Don't be surprised if it is Kiddo. I wouldn't admit to putting my mouth on that asshole either." Chloe chuckled.
"Some people will do anything to get a better paying job." Jack sighed. "This ass just doesn't believe in good to honest hard work."
"No he doesn't. Also doesn't believe in vacations either." Chloe said.
"I don't see why he even gives us vacation time if we never get to use it." Jack scoffed.
"So… is that it?" Rhys gulped, looking over the two.
"Oh right sorry Tassiter distracted me. Let's see what you can do." Jack said remembering the interview that was happening.
"Here, let's give you a small simulation. Security break. What do you do?" Chloe suggested, going to Jack's console and typing into it before stopping. "Ugh… speaking of security breaks… Who's trying to open the hangar doors?"
"I don't remember getting an alert to open em. Check the cameras real quick." Jack said walking over to his desk. Chloe went to her computers.
"I'm not seeing anything man. Were we getting a shipment today?" Chloe asked, looking confused.
"Don't think so. Why?" Jack said before glancing over at Rhys. Rhys looked even more nervous, looking down at his hands. Jack sighed standing up.
"Well something's going on. I checked the systems a million times today, unless i missed a bug." Jack muttered.
"It claims to be a shipment, but there wasn't anything about any incoming orders." Chloe narrowed her eyes at the screen. "SSV Normandy what is your cargo?"
"Don't think it's Dahl do ya." Jack said.
"They're not stupid enough for the front door… are they?" Chloe sighed. "SSV Normandy state your cargo now!"
"Don't know. They might be." Jack said as he looked over at Rhys. Rhys gulped, standing up.
"I, uh, need the restroom. Excuse me." Rhys said, starting to go to the bathroom.
"I can't close the doors! What the fuck!" Chloe hissed.
