This has been something I've been cooking on the backburner for around three years or so, something I've always wanted to try: a story told entirely through emails. Finally there is a Fire Emblem game that has both a large cast and interests me enough to do this project.
I can't claim this format as my own. The ever incredible CrazygurlMadness wrote the story that I got this idea from (Hyrule Net). It is fantastic and one of my utmost favorite fanfics, so go give it some love.
Emblem Corp. merges with Riegan International. Edelgard and Dimitri deal with a new coworker. Byleth sees a pretty face. The PR team faces a hiccup.
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Rhea Seiros
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 8:38 AM
RE: Merger
Staff,
Today is the long awaited merger. Months of preparation have gone into our transition with Riegan International. I hope that all of you will be patient and understanding of any temporary inconveniences.
Rhea
To: Emblem Corp. Staff; Rhea Seiros
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 8:56 AM
RE: RE: Merger
On behalf of everyone from Riegan International starting today, I want to thank everyone at Emblem Corp. for welcoming us so warmly. It already feels like home.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to stop by my office. No merger goes without its own difficulties and I'd like to make sure we can minimize those before they become anything serious.
Claude
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Edelgard von Hresvelg
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 8:58 AM
RE: Honestly
Would it have killed him to mention either of us in that email? It's like he's trying to kiss Rhea's ass by taking on all that responsibility.
Edelgard
To: Edelgard von Hresvelg
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:08 AM
RE: RE: Honestly
You shouldn't judge him so quickly, he's really quite nice. When he toured the building those weeks ago, I saw him greeting everyone. Just let him settle in.
Dimitri
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:13 AM
RE: Snaccretary
You know how I got switched to be the new person in management's secretary? That new hotshot from the merger? Well, turns out he puts the HOT in hotshot. He just handed me some papers to file and winked at me.
I'm in love.
By
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Edelgard von Hresvelg
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:20 AM
RE: RE: RE: Honestly
We're the same position as him and know more about the business than he does. I worked a lot harder for this position than Mr. My Coffee Mug Has A Deer On It.
Edelgard
P.S. You mean when he went and flirted with literally EVERYONE in the office?
To: Edelgard von Hresvelg
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:22 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Honestly
I like his mug.
Dimitri
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:29 AM
RE: RE: Snaccretary
I really don't think you should get any ideas, By.
Mari
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:37 AM
RE: Where is she?
We were not supposed to meet our new head of PR today? The memo I received said 9:30. She's seven minutes late.
Lorenz
To: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:40 AM
RE: RE: Where is she?
Lorenz, some people encounter something called traffic on their way to work. It makes them late. Give her some time.
Also I swear if you don't take that banner down I will tear it down.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:45 AM
RE: RE: RE: Where is she?
Do not touch my banner. It bears the crest of the noble house Gloucester. If you touch it you will dishonor my noble family name.
Lorenz
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 9:54 AM
RE: That banner
I swear, he signed up for that damn ancestry website last week and now won't shut up about being descended from nobles.
I'm gonna tear that banner down and blame it on Production.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 10:01 AM
RE: RE: That banner
I think it's funny how obsessed he is. Let him have his fun, he'll get tired of it in a week or two.
I am starting to get concerned where this Hilda is. I know downtown Garreg Mach can be bad for traffic, but to be this late on your first day? Especially as our boss?
Mercie
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 10: 37 AM
RE: Claude
So he called me into his office.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 10:43 AM
RE: RE: Claude
I hope Shamir doesn't read your emails over your shoulder again.
Mari
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 10:45 AM
RE: RE: RE: Claude
So he calls me into his office to get to know me since he likes to have a good relationship with his secretary. And we're talking and I'm just listening to his sexy voice and then it hits me:
He's soooo flirting with me.
By
P.S. THAT WAS ONE TIME.
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 10:57 AM
RE: Help
Byleth is crushing hard on the new manager. She's going to do something stupid.
Marianne
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:03 AM
RE: RE: Help
Take your lunch break now, I think we need to have a preemptive intervention.
Mercie
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril; Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz; Dorothea Arnault
From: Shamir Nevrand
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:07 AM
RE: Sales Press Release
I expect that press release on my desk for final proofing by one.
Shamir
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:08 AM
RE: WHERE IS SHE
WHERE IS SHE.
Lorenz
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:09 AM
RE: WHERE ARE YOU
WHERE ARE YOU.
Lorenz
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Ignatz Victor
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:43 AM
RE: Marianne locked herself in her office
Sorry to bother you, I'm Ignatz, the new head of Finance. One of my employees just came back from her lunch and locked herself in her office. When I asked what was going on, she referred me to you.
Care to clear things up?
Ignatz
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:46 AM
RE: Oops
Did I scar you that badly?
By
To: Ignatz Victor
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:49 AM
RE: RE: Marianne locked herself in her office
Sorry, Ignatz! Our friend and coworker Mercedes told us a rather embarrassing story at lunch and I'm afraid Marianne is a little shy when it comes to these things. Give her ten minutes and I'm sure she'll be fine.
Byleth
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:50 AM
RE: Cover for me
If the new guy Ignatz asks you anything about lunch you told Marianne the story about that time you and Dorothea woke up together after that party.
By
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Edelgard von Hresvelg
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:51 AM
RE: Meeting in ten minutes
Where are you? We have a meeting with Seteth in ten minutes. I told you to come to my office ten minutes early to strategize.
Edelgard
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:52 AM
RE: RE: Cover for me
Byleth Eisner, am I covering for you telling Marianne that you wanted the new manager to purr into your ear as you rode him like, and I quote, 'a feral wyvern'?
Or is when you said you would, again quoting, 'fuck him so hard he'd forget which days end in Y'?
Either way, no.
Mercie
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:54 AM
RE: Directions
Byleth,
Do you think you could give me directions to Edelgard's office? I'm running a bit late and I haven't got the full lay of the land here yet.
Thank you,
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 11:55 AM
RE: RE: Directions
We don't need to bother with directions, just meet me by my desk and I can lead you there.
Byleth
P.S. No need to be so formal, we're already such good friends. My friends call me By.
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:02 PM
RE: RE: Oops
I am never getting that image out of my mind.
Mari
To: Shamir Nevrand
C.C.: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:05 PM
RE: A question
Should we bother waiting for Hilda to look it over since she hasn't shown up yet?
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Shamir Nevrand
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:06 PM
RE: RE: A question
No.
Shamir
To: Seteth Cichol
From: Shamir Nevrand
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:07 PM
RE: Hilda
I'm coming to your office.
Shamir
To: Edelgard von Hresvelg; Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd; Claude von Riegan
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:10 PM
RE: I have something to ask of you
I must delay our meeting by fifteen minutes. I'll be down there promptly after I take care of this hiccup.
Seteth
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:15 PM
RE: You alive?
I just overheard a coworker say you haven't shown up yet.
Where are you?
Claude
To: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:16 PM
RE: We're fucked
Okay so we have like less than an hour to write this press release about our new platform for Sales that has been in the works for months. Have either of you talked to Manuela about it?
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:18 PM
RE: RE: We're fucked
Me, Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, talk to someone else about how to write a press release? Nonsense, we have all the information we need from the memo.
Lorenz
To: Manuela Casagranda
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:19 PM
RE: Come save me
If you could pop up to PR in the next half an hour to save our asses that would be really awesome.
Dorothea
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:20 PM
RE: Hilda called?
I just got off the phone with someone named Hilda who said she'd be here in thirty minutes or so. She said you know her?
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:42 PM
RE: RE: Hilda called?
Did she say where she's been?
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:44 PM
RE: RE: RE: Hilda called?
She didn't.
By
To: Marianne von Edmund; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:46 PM
RE: Well now.
I think I heard tall, dark and sexy just throw something against a wall in his office. He's cursing a lot and I'm really turned on.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Marianne von Edmund
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:47 PM
RE: RE: Well now.
Our intervention didn't work.
Mercie
To: Dorothea Arnault; Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Shamir Nevrand
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:55 PM
RE: Done?
Is it done yet?
Shamir
To: Shamir Nevrand
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 12:57 PM
RE: RE: Done?
I'll bring it up in ten minutes, just giving it some final proofing.
Dorothea
To: Mercedes von Martritz; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Marianne von Edmund; Ingrid Brandl Galatea; Manuela Casagranda
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:03 PM
RE: I'm going to die
I'm about to put the worst press release that we've ever written on Shamir's desk. Let's go out and get drinks tonight so I can forget today.
Dorothea
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:07 PM
RE: I need your help
I need you to intercept Hilda before she gets too far into the building. I'm attaching a picture of her. This takes precedence over everything else. Bring her to my office when she arrives.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:10 PM
RE: Really?
Tell me, did you really just tell Seteth that Hilda was grabbing some files from Riegan International's old headquarters?
Even I could tell you were lying. What's going on?
Dimitri
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Manuela Casagranda
From: Ingrid Brandl Galatea
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:16 PM
RE: RE: I'm going to die
Sign me up. Felix has got it in his head to try and fit the words 'Dimitri is a boar' on our newest marketing graphic. I do not understand what he has against him.
Ingrid
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:22 PM
RE: RE: Really?
I've got it under control. Hilda is doing me a quick favor like I said to Seteth.
Also, do you mind telling your secretary to give me less scary looks when I walk by him to get coffee? It's really unnerving.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:23 PM
RE: RE: RE: Really?
Dedue does that to everyone, don't worry.
Dimitri
P.S. Where did you get your coffee mug?
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Edelgard von Hresvelg
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:26 PM
RE: Even Seteth…
I just overheard Seteth talking to Shamir about how much he hates this merger. Seriously, we got a few new staff members and nothing is getting done today.
Edelgard
To: Edelgard von Hresvelg
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:34 PM
RE: RE: Even Seteth…
I think you're judging too much. The only thing that Claude affects is his own secretary. Dedue tells me she checks him out whenever he leaves his office.
The new Finance lead is nice, I met him ten minutes ago. And the new IT girl already came and fixed my computer from that virus someone uploaded on it a week ago.
Dimitri
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Edelgard von Hresvelg
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:37 PM
RE: RE: RE: Even Seteth…
What about this Hilda who hasn't shown up? I am not suffering a reprimand from Seteth because of the PR team not getting things done, not when it isn't our fault.
And she got your computer to stop calling you Prince Boar?
Edelgard
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:40 PM
RE: She's here
Hilda and I are heading up, she just got here. Finally.
By
To: Mercedes von Martritz; Manuela Casagranda; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Ingrid Brandl Galatea; Marianne von Edmund
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:47 PM
RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
Looks likes those drinks are gonna be celebratory.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Shamir Nevrand
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:50 PM
RE: Promotion
Dorothea is now your direct superior. Report to her.
Shamir
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz; Ingrid Brandl Galatea; Marianne von Edmund; Manuela Casagranda
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 1:57 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
Yes of course to drinks but what happened?
And that Hilda everyone is looking for just arrived. I had to bring her to Claude's office.
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Ingrid Brandl Galatea; Marianne von Edmund; Manuela Casagranda
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:03 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
I think I just got her job.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Ingrid Brandl Galatea; Marianne von Edmund
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:06 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
We are going to make tonight a night to remember. Our Dorothea is all grown up!
Manuela
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:09 PM
RE: Debt
You owe me, lazyass. How did you even get to work for Riegan in the first place when you are this lazy.
Claude
To: Dorothea Arnault; Lorenz Hellman Gloucester; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:17 PM
RE: SORRY
I am SO sorry about today. I had to make a quick run back to Riegan headquarters for some sensitive documents that Claude left behind. It won't happen again.
Hilda
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:20 PM
RE: RE: Debt
Thanks for getting me demoted, not fired. I won't be this late again. Let me know how I can make it up to you.
Hilda
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:24 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Really?
Sorry if I was unclear, but I was serious, where did you get that coffee mug?
Dimitri
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:27 PM
RE: RE: RE: Debt
Actually, you can help me. My secretary is absolutely into me and I need help.
Claude
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:30 PM
RE: Thank you
Thank you so much for your help today. I really appreciate it. If you'll let me, I'd love to buy you a drink sometime to make up for all the mess of this merger.
Claude
To: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 2:47 PM
RE: That banner
As your boss, I'm telling you to take down that banner or I will burn it.
Dorothea
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Dedue Molinaro
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:03 PM
RE: Mug
I need you to find out where Claude got his mug from.
Dedue
To: Dorothea Arnault; Manuela Casagranda; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Ingrid Brandl Galatea
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:13 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
What did you say to Shamir?
Marianne
To: Marianne von Edmund; Manuela Casagranda; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Ingrid Brandl Galatea
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:18 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm going to die
I just handed her the press release and she asked me if I was the unlucky one who got picked to bring it up to her. She read it, then she offered me the promotion.
Shamir is weird. I like her.
Dorothea
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:33 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Debt
What do you need help with?
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:43 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Debt
Reconciling ethical breaches. I offered to buy her a drink.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 3:54 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Debt
You're an idiot. A huge idiot.
I'll call you after work tonight about it.
Hilda
To: Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Monday, Verdant Rain Moon 7, 4:04 PM
RE: Fuck. Yes.
HE OFFERED TO BUY ME A DRINK.
Feral wyvern, here I come.
By
Author Notes: So yeah, that's a thing I just wrote. This was more of a pilot if anything, just to get a feel and see what people like. Each character has a place in the company, even if they didn't get mentioned in this chapter. If your favorite didn't appear, I'll try to show everyone else off next time. We'll have main characters (Claude, Byleth, Dorothea, etc.) but think of it like a TV show with people cropping up from time to time.