Claude suffers the aftermath of meeting his girlfriend's father. Sales notices some irregularities. The office prepares for a visit from investors. Dimitri is called out.
To: Ferdinand von Aegir; Sylvain Jose Gautier; Petra Macneary
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:01 AM
RE: Investor Visit
Okay team, the investors are visiting today. I know there have been hiccups lately with the finances of the company, but it's very important that we make sure to impress them and NOT bring up any of the rumors going around.
I want each of you focused on your jobs. DO NOT IDLE AROUND.
Manuela
To: Manuela Casagranda; Sylvain Jose Gautier; Petra Macneary
From: Ferdinand von Aegir
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:13 AM
RE: RE: Investor Visit
Manuela, I just received another call from one of my clients asking why Emblem Corp. has suddenly pulled our end of the contract. They're accusing us of breaking a deal and are threatening to sue if we don't reinstate our end.
I frankly have no idea what's going on. This is the fourth in the past hour. Is there something I should know?
Ferdinand von Aegir
To: Manuela Casagranda; Ferdinand von Aegir; Sylvain Jose Gautier
From: Petra Macneary
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:15 AM
RE: RE: RE: Investor Visit
I am having difficulty with the phone calls today, Manuela. Many angry voices yell through the phone about contracts. I am having agreement with Ferdinand.
Petra
To: Manuela Casagranda; Petra Macneary; Ferdinand von Aegir
From: Sylvain Jose Gautier
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:18 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Investor Visit
So I've had what was probably my worst day for sales yet at this company. Everyone (that includes my male clients too) seems to be angry with me when I call or they call me and get angry.
I'm with the other two, what's going on?
Sylvain
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:20 AM
RE: Please
This company is fucked.
Manuela
To: Manuela Casagranda
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:31 AM
RE: RE: Please
Rhea hasn't come in to work today. Everyone on my floor is holding their breath for something to happen. I've seen Seteth walk by several times with a face of murder. He looks like he hasn't slept.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:37 AM
RE: RE: RE: Please
I hope we still have jobs after today.
Manuela
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:46 AM
RE: Last night
I am not ready to see your father after last night. Please protect me.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:49 AM
RE: RE: Last night
I was pretty worried when he opened the door and said, "So you're the punk fucking my daughter." But I think he kinda forgot about that when you knocked over the urn.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:51 AM
RE: RE: RE: Last night
How was I supposed to know it was right there? Or that your mother's ashes were in there?
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:52 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Last night
If it makes you feel better, he was really impressed he didn't scare you enough to run away during dinner.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:54 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Last night
Maybe I should have told him about our first date where you whispered in my ear that you would 'make me pay for teasing you all day with that cute ass'. Because your father seemed very convinced that I jumped you, not the other way around.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 9:57 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Last night
Good thing I'm really cute and lovable and you're willing to sacrifice something like your dignity for my sake!
The love of your life,
By
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 10:34 AM
RE: IMPORTANT
The investors will be here in about an hour. If any of you have had contact with Rhea, I must know ASAP.
Seteth
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 10:39 AM
RE: You better be good
I have no idea what sort of office fire is going on here, but I'm really hoping you aren't responsible for it.
By
To: Claude von Riegan; Edelgard von Hresvelg
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 10:43 AM
RE: Did either of you know?
Dedue just handed me a memo from three days ago that says several of our off shore accounts are empty. Completely empty and we're over-drafting funds from our regular automated transfers that occur from said accounts.
Have we gone broke?
Dimitri
To: Manuela Casagranda
From: Petra Macneary
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 10:48 AM
RE: Brigid Client
Manuela, I have received a call from a client of Brigid. They are saying that our CEO has been having calls with them about liquidating assets. I am unsure what these words mean. Could you be giving me clarification?
Petra
To: Shamir Nevrand, Catherine von Charon, Alois Rangeld
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 10:59 AM
RE: Meeting
Conference room, now. We need to talk before the investors get here. Manuela found something out from a client.
Seteth
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:18 AM
RE: Rumors
Staff,
I wish I could assuage fears that you all have about the status of the company, but I do not have any answers yet. However, it is very important that we show the investors that things are running as usual here.
DO NOT tell them about the problems we've seen today. Pretend like things are going per usual. If any notice inconsistencies, tell them you are undergoing training in your position.
Seteth
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Marianne von Edmund; Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:22 AM
RE: Training?
Training in our position? After I've worked here three years and met every investor?
Yup, that'll work.
Mercie
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:29 AM
RE: Please
Investors are here. Remember what I said.
Seteth
To: Caspar von Bergliez
From: Raphael Kirsten
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:45 AM
RE: Check this out
Look at this video I found while I was totally doing work and not slacking.
Doesn't she look the CEO?
Raphael
To: Raphael Kirsten
From: Caspar von Bergliez
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:49 AM
RE: RE: Check this out
That is uncanny, it looks just like Rhea. I'm forwarding this to Sylvain.
Caspar
To: Felix Hugo Fraldarius
From: Sylvain Jose Gautier
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 11:59 AM
RE: Video
Yo Felix you gotta check this video out.
Sylv
To: Sylvain Jose Gautier
From: Felix Hugo Fraldarius
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:08 PM
RE: RE: Video
Shouldn't you be working.
Why is Rhea in a viral video fist fighting a cop?
Felix
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:17 PM
RE: Finances
Hey, Dimitri, Seteth has me reviewing our last ten fiscal years (read: keeping me away from embarrassing the company to investors) and I found something from yesterday that you requested. It's listed as 'office supplies' but this indicated amount is above anything I'd typically project.
As you said earlier, it seems like the company is broke so we need to shave any funds we can anywhere.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:19 PM
RE: RE: Finances
Tell me where you got your coffee mug and I'll tell you.
Dimitri
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:22 PM
RE: RE: RE: Finances
Dimi, what are you, three? This is the fate of our jobs, not some kindergarten exchange of services. Act your age and tell me why you spent so much on 'office supplies'.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:26 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Finances
It was for new mugs. Someone took all of the old ones.
Dimitri
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:29 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Finances
Wasn't that someone you? Or Dedue on your orders? So many people complained that I went and bought a ton of plastic mugs this morning.
I'm marking down that this request is denied.
Claude
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:37 PM
RE: Dimitri?
Why did Dimitri walk over to the coffee maker and just stare at it for three minutes before getting a mug, pressing the button on the machine and letting it overflow and burn his hand?
Is he okay?
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:39 PM
RE: RE: Dimitri?
He does that sometimes.
Mari
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:50 PM
RE: My relationship status
My father just walked into Claude's office and hasn't come out in twenty minutes. I think my boyfriend is going to be killed.
So drinks tonight? Help me mourn the loss of my sexy man and the death of Emblem Corp.?
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:56 PM
RE: RE: My relationship status
Emblem Corp. isn't going to die. Yes to drinks though.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Marianne von Edmund
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 12:57 PM
RE: RE: RE: My relationship status
Can we bring Hilda too?
Mari
To: Marianne von Edmund; Dorothea Arnault; Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:03 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: My relationship status
Have you seen the video going around of Rhea? Apparently she was arrested in Almyra. I dug up a news story and had Cyril translate it for me. Apparently they had to have four people restrain her after she subdued three cops. I had no idea she was that strong.
So yeah, Emblem Corp. is kinda in for it.
Mercie
P.S. Yes to drinks!
To: Mercedes von Martritz; Dorothea Arnault; Marianne von Edmund
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:10 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: My relationship status
I know we're talking about the future of our jobs and careers and how our CEO fled the country for some reason but
Mariannnnnnnnne I can't help but notice a certain pink haired woman making her way over to your desk every once in a while with a bullshit excuse of not knowing something. And you have an adorable little smile on your face when you talk to her.
So details tonight mmkay?
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:15 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: My relationship status
Should I let Hilda know how red your face just turned as you opened that email, Marianne?
Dorothea
To: Claude von Riegan; Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Jeralt Reus Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:34 PM
RE: My blessing
Claude, you have my permission to date my daughter. Byleth, you picked a good one. But if he ever makes you cry, I'll strangle him. Twice.
Jeralt Eisner
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:35 PM
RE: WHAT
You were in there with him for an hour. What did you say to him?
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:39 PM
RE: RE: WHAT
I just put on that ol' Riegan charm.
Claude
To: Manuela Casagranda
From: Sylvain Jose Gautier
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:42 PM
RE: News story
One of my friends that works for a client of ours sent me a news story that just broke. Apparently Rhea has been stealing money from the company? They found a ton of cash on her when she got arrested in Almyra.
Sylvain
To: Ingrid Brandl Galatea
From: Annette Fantine Dominic
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:44 PM
RE: Ugh
I just had to play the training card when that one investor with the mask started to ask me questions. He totally didn't believe that this was my first day.
Annette
To: Annette Fantine Dominic
From: Ingrid Brandl Galatea
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 1:53 PM
RE: RE: Ugh
Don't you have a bunch of pictures on your desk with your coworkers? He probably saw those.
Ingrid
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Jeralt Reus Eisner
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:01 PM
RE: The future
Staff,
I'm sure by now you've all heard the news about your former CEO. This is a serious problem for the future of the company, but rest assured that your jobs are secured. Emblem Corp. is not bankrupt. It is not going to be sold. All of your jobs will be secure.
You all have the day off tomorrow. The investors, Seteth and myself have a lot to discuss for the future going forward. Return to work as usual the day after tomorrow.
And most importantly, you are not to speak with any media about this situation. Leaking any information to the press will result in drastic consequences. This is a delicate situation.
Jeralt Eisner
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:04 PM
RE: Thanks bestie
Byleth's old man is scary. Thanks for helping me prepare for him. Now we're square.
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:06 PM
RE: RE: Thanks bestie
You saved my job, I kinda saved yours. That's what friends are for.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have a kind-of-date tonight.
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:08 PM
RE: RE: RE: Thanks bestie
Sweep her off her feet!
Claude
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:25 PM
RE: Only in Garreg Mach
Only here at Emblem Corp. can your CEO fight the police, get arrested for assault and embezzlement, be fired and you get a day off out of it. When Seteth no doubt takes over, I hope we still have dumb shit like this happen.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:32 PM
RE: RE: Only in Garreg Mach
I think our coworkers are too strange to have anything else happen. Did you hear that Sylvain is trying to convince Felix to send Rhea a going away card?
Mercie
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:34 PM
RE: RE: RE: Only in Garreg Mach
They totally should, after all, Sales is going to be swamped when we come back. The least they can do is thank Rhea. It's the polite thing to do for fucking us over.
Dorothea
To: Dedue Molinaro
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Tuesday, Horsebow Moon 17, 2:43 PM
RE: Help
Dedue, I require some medical attention. These burns on my hand are quite serious.
Dimitri
Author Notes: Sorry for the delay! Between getting broken up with and coming out to a lot of people and switching to she/they pronouns and starting school, it's been a fucking long few days. I hope this chapter (and fic) makes you smile even if things are shitty because everyone deserves to be happy no matter what. If you'll allow me to be sappy for a bit, I love each and every one of you and I'm very proud to have you all reading this fic and going on this crazy ride together :)