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Gryphon
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Nov-12-07, 09:35 PM (EDT) |
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"a thing to consider:"
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In Forward Momentum, the Chief unthinkingly commits a fairly significant personnel management error. He'll have to deal with the repercussions soon enough. And no, I'm not talking about Perth. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Admin Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
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trigger
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Nov-12-07, 10:03 PM (EDT) |
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2. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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...He let's someone deck Ecklie? Or rather, allows Barry to deck Ecklie? I guess that would make Conrad good fodder for the Mag10, but I can't see what else would be the problem... Unless you're talking about Barry Allen doing days while Sara's on nights (I was wondering about the training bit...). t. Trigger Argee trigger_argee@hotmail.com Manon, Maccadon, Orado, etc. Denton, never leave home without it.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - HST |
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Offsides
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Nov-13-07, 12:35 PM (EDT) |
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5. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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I'm guessing it has to do with Lab personnel in general: 1) Barry Allen, day shift lab tech, is currently day shift supervisor out in the field. 2) Greg Sanders, until recently night shift lab tech, is now a night shift field op. That leaves a temp substituting on Day shift, and a FNG on night shift... Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm hoping for a no-prize :) Offsides [...] in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. -- David Ben Gurion EPU RCW #π #include <stdsig.h> |
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jadmire
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Nov-13-07, 06:13 PM (EDT) |
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7. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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I think I've identified it. In the here and now, it's generally considered a bad idea for people in supervisory positions to have romantic relationships with their subordinates. Yet here, we have the following: Gryphon got home a little after six, for a change, and spent the first few minutes after his arrival wondering just what he was going to do with himself. With the younger crowd out marauding and the older ones either on assignment or off doing their own stuff, he was at a bit of a loose end. He considered finding out what Paige was up to and, if it happened to be work-related, tagging along, but - "Evening, Chief!" said a voice cheerily from the archway into the living room. "Got a minute?" Gryphon whirled, yanking a plasma pistol from inside his coat, and found himself leveling his weapon at a grinning Sara Sidle, who stood leaning against the archway, arms folded. "Gah!" Gryphon blurted. "Wh - how did you get in here?" Sara looked back over her shoulder, then said nonchalantly, "Oh, uh - turns out I can run through walls if I try hard enough." "Jeez." Gryphon put away his weapon. "Don't do that. I could've shot you." Sara gave that a moment's consideration, then said matter-of- factly, "Actually, I don't think you could." "... This is going to be a problem, isn't it," Gryphon observed. "That you can't shoot me?" Sara asked with a quirky smile. "That your attitude's getting weird," Gryphon replied. "Oh, come on," said Sara. "You're always after me to lighten up a little." "Aren't you supposed to be at work?" "I took the day off," said Sara casually, as if that were something she, well, -ever- did. "Got plans for dinner? I thought maybe you could get a jet or something and I'd race you to Perth." Gryphon eyed her skeptically for a moment, then grinned. "You're on. Just give me time to get to Mathews." As they left the house, he asked, "By the way, just out of curiosity, does this mean we're Sort Of Dating Or Something again?" "Well," said Sara judiciously, "Catherine said you were worried about me getting hurt by your enemies? And I'd like to see them try to -catch- me now." "Don't get cocky," Gryphon cautioned her. "What, you don't -want- another shot?" she asked, breaking out her quirky smile again. Then, shrugging with affected nonchalance, she added, "That's cool too." "Ahh, I didn't say that," Gryphon replied. If he followed through on that, I think that would be the mistake right there. -Joe- |
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Gryphon
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Nov-13-07, 06:21 PM (EDT) |
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8. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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>If he followed through on that, I think that would be the mistake >right there. "I work for him," Sara noted. "Not directly." "It's still probably inappropriate." "Yeah, it's a tough call," Catherine agreed. Catherine was right, it is a tough call, and it may well constitute an error in judgment on somebody's part - and we certainly haven't seen the last of that angle... ... but, in this case, I specifically said I wasn't talking about Perth. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Admin Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
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zerosumgame
Member since Jul-31-06
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Nov-14-07, 09:14 PM (EDT) |
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9. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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Personnel management, eh? Let's see. The only significant thing that comes to mind from a cursory reread is the (temporary) promotion of Barry Allen. We know from The Curse of the Big Train that he'll only have the job until Horatio Caine shows up. Barry may or may not be field-qualified, but even if he isn't, I suspect that he's perfectly capable of handing out assignments and doing the paperwork. The Chief wouldn't have put him in the slot otherwise. My guess, therefore, is something that doesn't exactly happen onscreen. Catherine got selected for -something-, and Gryphon presumably had to sign off on it, even if it was just a rubberstamp of Skuld's recommendation. BRIGHTEST DAY? We still don't know what that is, but it's only been about four months since she got the go-ahead for it. We're in wait and see mode, I suppose. Looking forward to the next episode. -Jason |
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NmareBfly
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Nov-15-07, 05:12 AM (EDT) |
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12. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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Stab in the dark: "Gryphon, Raven, meet the newest member of the special trauma team," said Hunnicut, gesturing. "Dr. Allison Cameron. She comes to us from the Earth Alliance medical system." Gryphon arched an eyebrow, shaking Dr. Cameron's hand. "Highly recommended?" Cameron smiled. "With no recommendation at all," she replied. "With luck, I was here before they realized I'd left."
Dr. Cameron's former employer did in fact notice her absence. He's good at noticing things. He's on his way to New Avalon right now, ready to brutalize the IPO with his own personal brand of biting sarcasm and acidic wit. Knowing UF I bet he has a sword hidden in that cane of his. |
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Gryphon
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Nov-15-07, 02:28 PM (EDT) |
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20. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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>"Gregory House. P-13, Psi Corps." > >Seriously, though, that hire wasn't Gryph's call. Indeed. Though she's under the protection of the International Police because she's on Nightwatch's Disloyal Citizens list (a courtesy the agency extends to all refugees from the EA's various documented sapient rights abuses), Dr. Cameron isn't a member of the IPO. She's a civilian employee of the Avalon County Department of Health, which owns and operates Boyce Memorial; she was hired by the hospital's board of managing surgeons and reports to Dr. Hunnicut in his capacity as director of the Special Trauma Department. Until he met her in that scene in Parallel Lines, odds are G had never heard of her. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Admin Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
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BZArcher
Member since Nov-9-05
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Nov-18-07, 10:40 PM (EDT) |
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25. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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This is probably heresy on a UF board (or any fanfiction page, for that matter), but what's so bad about having a guy who is really smart, really good at his job, and his only superpower is that he's an asshole? Hell, Dennis Miller's been making a living off the third one and his reputation for the first two for years. One of the nice things about the universe is it tends to chuck out a little bit of everything, and normal people are a pretty large percentage of that. --------------------------- Jaymie "BZArcher" Wagner She/They @BZArcher / bzarcher at gmail "Life is change. Let’s live.” |
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clg
Member since Sep-20-05
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Nov-19-07, 11:09 AM (EDT) |
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27. "RE: a thing to consider:"
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>>The only thing I can see where there's an error is letting Allen off >>that lightly. > >'Lightly'? Now, I MIGHT be off here, but...with what Ecklie did(like >that name, it works SO well in Swedish) the only reason he got what he >DID is because some folks in New Avalon, such as Lisa's parents, might >get all upset if they up and cheered for him, would be my assumption. Yeah, I figured the whole "punishment" angle was facetious; UF-Gryph needs somebody to head up Days for a while, Allen's the most qualified, done. Ultimately it's an internal affair (unless Ecklie presses charges, which is doubtful), and it's not like this is some chronic behavior that needs to be held in check, which makes punishment a bit pointless. - Chad
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