Emblem Corp. gets a new CEO. Sales brings in more help. Hilda helps out a friend. PR puts out the fire.
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 8:45 AM
RE: Welcome back
I hope you all enjoyed your day off. Our new CEO will address us in the conference room at 10:30. All staff are required to attend.
Seteth
To: Dorothea Arnault; Marianne von Edmund; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 8:48 AM
RE: Um?
I thought Seteth was the new CEO?
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Dorothea Arnault; Marianne von Edmund
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 8:55 AM
RE: RE: Um?
Never mind that, did you see Dimitri?
Mercie
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz; Marianne von Edmund
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 8:57 AM
RE: RE: RE: Um?
Oh my goddess, is that an eyepatch?
Dorothea
To: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:04 AM
RE: Help!
Oh Lorenz, could you be a dear and take some of these reporter phone calls? I have used up all my hold lines and this woman will not leave me alone.
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:06 AM
RE: RE: Help!
Direct them over to me, I shall assist.
Lorenz
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:10 AM
RE: Lorenz to the rescue
I didn't even have to convince Lorenz to take care of the calls, he just kind of took over.
Which means that I can get lunch with you!
Hilda
To: Marianne von Edmund
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:20 AM
RE: RE: Lorenz to the rescue
Marianne? Does that sound good?
Hilda
To: Leonie Pinelli; Caspar von Bergliez; Raphael Kirsten
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:27 AM
RE: Come to Sales
I need you three to come up to Sales. I know you're not trained in Sales, but we need all hands on deck repairing things with clients after this Rhea fiasco.
Also I have permission from Shamir to buy you all dinner for helping out.
Manuela
To: Leonie Pinelli; Caspar von Bergliez
From: Raphael Kirsten
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:30 AM
RE: FOOD
Help me convince Manuela to take us to a buffet.
Raphael
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:42 AM
RE: Where's Mari?
Have any of you seen Marianne today? I just went by her desk and she isn't here.
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril; Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:46 AM
RE: RE: Where's Mari?
I'm calling her, I'll get back to you in a second.
Byleth
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Hilda Valentine Goneril; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:52 AM
RE: RE: RE: Where's Mari?
Why, Hilda, did you just sluff all your work off on Lorenz just so you could go see the woman you have the hots for?
Mercie, why won't you do that for me?
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault; Hilda Valentine Goneril; Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:54 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Where's Mari?
Sorry, I want to look good for my PR boss!
Mercie
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:56 AM
RE: Clarification
Answer me honestly, are you two together?
Hilda
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 9:57 AM
RE: RE: Clarification
We're just friends. That's just our dynamic.
Dorothea
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 10:01 AM
RE: IMPORTANT!
Okay I know the meeting is very soon, but you need to go see Marianne right now. I don't want to say anything on here, so come to my desk NOW!
I'll cover for you at the meeting. I know the new CEO well.
Byleth
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Reigan
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 10:11 AM
RE: Hilda?
Why did Hilda just go running away from your desk? Did you scare her?
Claude
To: Emblem Corp. Staff
From: Jeralt Reus Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 11:37 AM
RE: Recap
Thank you all for attending the meeting. I know the company has had a rough couple of days, but I am pleased to reiterate that no one will be fired. None of this was anyone's fault, thus you will not be punished.
As I said in the meeting, there will be some changes happening to cut costs and fix our reputation. I ask for your flexibility and perhaps some longer hours (paid, of course).
If you have any questions, kindly refer to myself, Seteth, Shamir or Catherine. As well, Jeritza will be around to help. Some of you will recognize him as one of the investors. Like myself, he will be taking a more direct role with the company.
Let's get to work,
Jeralt
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Reigan
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 11:38 AM
RE: Okay…
So when were you going to tell me that your old man is my new boss?
Claude
To: Claude von Riegan
From: Jeralt Reus Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 11:45 AM
RE: Listen up
There is rarely anything in life I do without a reason. And sometimes I need more than just one reason.
One could speculate that desiring to put this company back on track is an apt reason for me to take a direct role in Emblem Corp.
One could also wonder if I was doing this to keep an eye on the man who seems intent on courting my daughter. That perhaps the close proximity of my office would deter any funny ideas he might have. Even the fact that I could hear the office gossip to see how people are perceiving this relationship to see if they think it's healthy and Byleth is being treated right.
This is one of the times in my life that I only needed one reason to do something.
I trust you can use your imagination to figure out my method of thinking.
Jeralt
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Claude von Riegan
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 11:47 AM
RE: I'm scared
Byleth's dad is fucking scary.
Also, where are you?
Claude
To: Manuela Casagranda
From: Ferdinand von Aegir
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:01 PM
RE: Raphael
Manuela, I think you need to talk to Raphael about what he's supposed to be talking to clients about. He just spent twenty minutes telling someone from Dagda about the buffet that you're treating him too.
Ferdinand von Aegir
P.S. Do I get to come along to the buffet?
To: Leonie Pinelli
From: Caspar von Bergliez
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:06 PM
RE: Wow
Why did you just punch Sylvain?
Caspar
To: Caspar von Bergliez
From: Leonie Pinelli
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:08 PM
RE: RE: Wow
He had it coming.
Leonie
To: Leonie Pinelli
From: Caspar von Bergliez
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:09 PM
RE: RE: RE: Wow
Fair.
Caspar
To: Sylvain Jose Gautier
From: Felix Hugo Fraldarius
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:10 PM
RE: (Subject Line Left Blank)
Did that woman hurt you.
Felix
To: Felix Hugo Fraldarius
From: Sylvain Jose Gautier
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:13 PM
RE: RE: (Subject Line Left Blank)
Just my pride.
Sylv
P.S. How did you even find out? That happened minutes ago.
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:23 Pm
RE: Marianne
Send Mari my love. Byleth just told me what's going on. Tell her she knows my number.
Mercie
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:33 PM
RE: Hilda?
Where did Hilda go? I'm drowning in phone calls. These journalists are ravenous.
Lorenz
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:36 PM
RE: Eyepatch
Several employees have confided in me that they are put off by this new…style you are going with.
I ask you to take off the eyepatch, please. It isn't the Millenium Festival ping-pong tournament so there is no reason for eyepatches.
Seteth
To: Dedue Molinaro
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:37 PM
RE: I need you
See me in my office.
Dimitri
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:43 PM
RE: Thank you so much
Take as much time with Mari as you need, I'll cover for you here. I'm sure Lorenz will be sending you a bunch of emails, but you can leave him to me.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:55 PM
RE: Nader alert
Nader is going to be here in thirty minutes and apparently is expecting an interview with our new CEO.
Mercedes
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 12:59 PM
RE: RE: Nader alert
Jeralt has expressly told us he will not comment on any of the news and has only given us a little bit to give out to the public in these early stages.
How come I wasn't told Nader of all people was coming here? That man is a monster when it comes to tearing apart companies' reputations. I need to prepare.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:00 PM
RE: RE: RE: Nader alert
I only just learned about five minutes ago when I got a call. Hilda might have arranged it or dealt with it, I don't know. I'm bringing materials to your office in a few.
Mercedes
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:03 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Nader alert
You and I are going to have to tag team this, Nader will tear me apart if it's just me.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:05 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Nader alert
That goes without question, hon. I'm here to help however I can!
Mercie
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:06 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Nader alert
If Nader doesn't eviscerate us, I'm buying you dinner.
Dorothea
To: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
From: Claude von Reigan
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:33 PM
RE: Really
Dimitri,
I'm going to have to say something I never thought I would need to say to a coworker: do not masquerade as a half blind old woman to break into my office.
Let me point out every reason why this scheme did not work.
One, my secretary asked who you were and you responded, and I quote, "Dimitri."
I could stop there, but I'd rather go on.
Two, you (or Dedue) do not know how to use makeup correctly. That is not where you put eyeshadow, trust me.
Three, your eyepatch. Why would you draw more attention to yourself by wearing it the entire day before trying this.
And finally, what were you even after? I cleaned up the shards of my coffee mug in here. Be thankful that I have another identical one at home I can bring.
Seriously, be better,
Claude
To: Claude von Reigan
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:45 PM
RE: RE: Really
I apologize, Claude, that was beneath me.
Dimitri
To: Dedue Molinaro
From: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 1:47 PM
RE: Come back
There is no need to go out and buy me the new 'Jumbo Immaculate One' plushie for comfort, Claude apparently has another of those mugs.
Dimitri
P.S. If you already got it, don't bother returning it. I will still take it.
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:01 PM
RE: She's okay
Marianne is okay, I talked her down. I won't be in work for the rest of the day, could one of you arrange it so that one of my personal days were used?
She's going to call each of you later today, she's finally fallen asleep and I don't want to push her.
Hilda
To: Dorothea Arnailt; Mercedes von MArtritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:03 PM
RE: I love her
Permission to adopt Hilda into our Super Close Girls Group?
By
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril; Mercedes von Martritz; Dorothea Arnault
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:05 PM
RE: RE: She's okay
Hilda, you are an absolute treasure. Give Marianne my love and tell her I'll stop by on my way home to check up on her. Thank you so much for being there for her. Let me take care of the day off, you won't be docked a personal day.
Any way that I can pay you back, please don't hesitate to ask.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner; Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Hilda Valentine Goneril
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:09 PM
RE: RE: RE: She's okay
Pay me back? Are you kidding? This is what friends do. I would have done it even if I weren't crazy about Marianne.
Hilda
To: Dorothea Arnault; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:11 PM
RE: RE: I love her
We are keeping this one.
By
To: Claude von Reigan
From: Byleth Sothis Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:12 PM
RE: HILDA
Your friend Hilda is amazing.
By
To: Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Claude von Reigan
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:14 PM
RE: RE: HILDA
I know how to pick them!
Claude
To: Caspar von Bergliez; Raphael Kirsten; Leonie Pinelli
From: Manuela Casagranda
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:22 PM
RE: Back to Production
That didn't work, you three can go back to Production.
Manuela
To: Manuela Casagranda; Raphael Kirsten; Leonie Pinelli
From: Caspar von Bergliez
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:24 PM
RE: RE: Back to Production
Is this because Leonie wouldn't stop talking about our new CEO?
Caspar
To: Manuela Casagranda; Raphael Kirsten; Caspar von Bergliez
From: Leonie Pinelli
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:25 PM
RE: RE: RE: Back to Production
Is this because Caspar wouldn't stop shouting?
Leonie
To: Manuela Casagranda; Caspar von Bergliez; Leonie Pinelli
From: Raphael Kirsten
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:26 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Back to Production
Is this because I kept talking about the buffet?
Raphael
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:31 PM
RE: Oh goddess
That was the single most intimidating thing I have done in my career.
Mercie
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril; Dorothea Arnault; Byleth Sothis Eisner
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:33 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: She's okay
Hilda you are an angel, you are now under the protection of mama Mercie along with the rest of my children here at this company.
Mercie
To: Hilda Valentine Goneril; Byleth Sothis Eisner; Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:35 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: She's okay
Hilda, I could kiss you, thank you so much for being there for her.
Dorothea
To: Mercedes von Martritz
From: Dorothea Arnault
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:37 PM
RE: RE: Oh goddess
Okay, hopefully Nader won't frame it badly. I think we did a pretty good job, all things considered.
I wouldn't have done half as well if you hadn't been there.
Dorothea
To: Dorothea Arnault
From: Mercedes von Martritz
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 2:39 PM
RE: RE: RE: Oh goddess
I look forward to our celebratory dinner, then. Not tonight, I need to check on Marianne. But when we each have a free evening!
Mercie
To: Jeralt Reus Eisner
From: Seteth Cichol
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 3:01 PM
RE: Rhea
Rhea just contacted me trying to get me to move some funds illegally.
Seteth
To: Seteth Cichol
From: Jeralt Reus Eisner
Sent: Thursday, Horsebow Moon 19, 3:03 PM
RE: Rhea
Come see me.
Jeralt
Author Notes: give Dimitri a hug
A little heavier chapter but that's who Marianne is and I feel compelled to protect her as someone who deals with similar issues. Nothing will ever hurt her on my watch and if they do Hilda will kill them because those two deserve each other.