jigokulogs | closed ໒꒱ july catch-all

[ Van Zieks recognizes some of these books from his own studies. He gives a little nod at those titles. Out of a (possibly misplaced) sense of professionalism, he's generally opted for the more dry texts to educate himself but it turns out that there are quite a few mischievous youkai yet renowned in the law business who enjoy writing snark that makes him groan. Somehow "How To Arrest Your Runaway Kappa" is a foundational text here??

He's pretty sure that a lot of their colleagues have not even read those more amusingly phrased texts. Shealtiel is rising above the masses with more ease than appropriate here. ]

Normally, I would demand a proper law school education for any subordinate of mine. Self-study in the library is admirable but does not replace legitimate training. However... There is a concerning lack of well-educated personnel here. No, it is more apt to say there is a concerning lack of even badly educated personnel among the Lost Souls.

[ Tell him again why we keep employing serial killers... ]

Under these circumstances, I will be glad to welcome you into my entourage. The Stardust investigation has all of us working overtime as-is.

Thank you, sir! I promise you I can handle it. I won't disappoint you.

( He's so serious about this. Words like this from anyone else might come off as fake, but the earnest and eager way Shealtiel holds himself makes it far too apparent that he's serious. He just wants to be worth something, really, and he's a hard worker to make it happen.

Just don't question his body count. )

Can I start working right away? I've heard that there are a lot of requests coming in for warrants around the Stardust investigations. Everyone's been talking about it.

[ Van Zieks has decided to never question anybody's bodycount unless it directly comes up because he's not sure how many coworkers he could still talk to if he knew this fact about everybody...

Though he really doesn't suspect this enthusiastic young man of anything, rip. ]

Please do, you immediate assistance would be appreciated.

[ Demonstrating what a good and reasonable work attitude he has, van Zieks picks up his wine glass and swirls it a little - though he's still not drinking. ]

We are being swamped with requests for search warrants for various establishments around town - the leftmost stack of paper you can see is ones that still need answering. The expectation appears to be that we will hand out warrants without question, but my office does not support this amount of negligence among the field agents. We properly investigate each request and only hand out warrants if the state pf evidence is sufficient.

[ Which explains the large backlog... ]

So you want to make sure everything is legal. That makes sense, for the law...

( Shealtiel had of course noticed that many corners were cut here with the locals. It's not that he's super opinionated on it himself, but this does sound like something that the Enma would only encourage and be impressed by, right? If the Enma is capable of being impressed.

...At the very least, it sounds like something impressive to most people. It also sounds like something he can handle, and a great way to become more and more familiar with the way things work around here. )

I can see why you want more familiarity, in that case. But I still think I can handle it.

( Paperwork! His area of expertise! He glances down, unfolding his journal that's at the top of his stack of belongings and marking a little note in angelic writing. So, on the one hand, making sure warrants are handed out, but more importantly, making sure they are done legally. He's more confident the more he thinks about it. Closing his journal, he leans forward a little, reaching to take a paper from the leftmost stack. To get a preview. )

Do you want me to go through them and run them by you to start?

[ There is soemthing absolutely despair-inducing about job interviewing someone in the legal department and seeing them express mild surprise that you want things to be legal, but van Zieks knows it's not Shealtiel's fault that this is the state of affairs. At least the Enma's office has the decency not to cover up most of its corruption, it is a strangely honest way of doing everything wrong...??

Van Zieks suppresses another sigh and nods. ]

If you please. Since these are extraordinary circumstances, your trial period is until the end of this work-day. If you convince me that you are quick on the uptake, you'll hold full responsibilites by tomorrow.

[ Which is also insane, but there is no time to train. LET'S GO; FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. ]

Pray forgive the rough beginning. May you grow from the experience.

Understood.

( A fast track to more usefulness is exactly what he wanted. Shealtiel reads over the one in his hand for a moment longer, he nods confidently and stands. Returning it to the stack, and then adding his own pile on top, he confidently takes the whole thing. )

I'll be back at least a half hour before the end of today to go through my work on these, then. Is that enough time? ( Maybe an hour? He can push to do it all through then, probably... He's not going to take any breaks, but he doesn't really feel like he needs them. What would he even do... He doesn't know... )

That is sufficient.

[ Van Zieks would love for it to be even faster, but even as a rather tyrannical boss he realizes there are limits to what new untrained employees can do.

He is about to wave his hand to indicate that Shealtiel is dismissed, as something crucial crosses his mind. ]

One last thing - your name, please?

[ It probably speaks volumes about both of their attitudes that neither has thought to initiate an introduction this far. ]

( Shealtiel's whole body tenses at that, and his face is a little flustered. Did he really forget his name? Did he? Shit. )

S-shealtiel, sir! ( Ahaha...

Well, at least it doesn't seem to have harmed his chance at this. )

Mr. Shealtiel. Its a pleasure.

[ His own name is on the office door and all so he finds it superfluous to mention... ]

You're dismissed for the time being. I look forward to your work.

[ There is a tired note in that last phrase that indicates he really, really does. Help him. ]

( With that, Shealtiel bows his head slightly and moves to leave. There's a lot to get through, and he has to make time to do it.

Sure enough, it's about a half hour before the end of the work day when he re-approaches the office. There's a stack in his arms, even larger than the first due to any additional documents he might have printed or pulled, and he struggles a little to knock properly at the office door.

He's ready to show his work. He's done a thorough job of going through everything, making sure the law was met, and still managing to get the warrants necessary. In some cases, small, unrelated details became relevant for the sake of making it legal, but it was purely legal, and there was not a single line skipped or detail missed. At least he can manage paperwork.

He just hopes there wasn't anything glaringly wrong. )

[ Van Zieks quietly lets Shealtiel into the office and gestures for him to sit without much of a word. He is not in the workplace for socializing and it certainly shows.

Van Zieks settles on his end of the desk and begins flipping through the pages, with an intense look of concentration on his face. His brows furrow, only further empathizing the scar between. The wine glass from earlier is empty by now, unsurprisingly.

Sorry Shealtiel, this is going to be an awkwardly long wait...

By the end of it, van Zieks sets the final files down with a loud thud. ]

Marvelously done.

[ The grave face he's making is not befitting of a compliment at all, but he does mean it. ]

( The entire time Shealtiel has to wait is nerve wracking. He's uncomfortable, nervous, afraid of being kicked out forever and never invited back, disappointing everyone in the Department, so on and so forth...

But at the praise, regardless of his expression, he sits upright a little more, almost like a puppy perking its ears. )

R-really? ( He had tried hard, of course, but there's something new about hearing that, compared to angel tasks like killing a demon and coming back failing... )

I mean, thank you! I know it's not usually the way you're supposed to do it, but I worked by focusing on anything in the report that could be classified as some sort of violation or crime, or any other loopholes to allow us to get in...

( He laughs nervously, hoping that's not. A bad thing. )

So I can come back again?

[ That gets a decisive nod from van Zieks. ]

You are to come by my office tomorrow at 8 so I can assign you your share of cases.

[ Light at the end of the tunnel... someone else with competence in filing these damn things!! Deep inside his dark goth heart, van Zieks is overrun with relief. ]

As for the loophole approach... I would not always advocate for it, but right now we are under a lot of pressure from our superiors to send our forces out there. Making sure that our warrants are airtight, even if only on technicalities, is the greatest courtesy we can give the other factions under the present circumstances.

So please continue to act as you see fit within the letter of the law.

[ Van Zieks wishes he could just reform the department of the Enma in one fell swoop, but reality is hardly ever so convenient. Right now, he needs to toe the line between following his own morals and doing what is expected of him in order to advance his career to further influence. ]

Great!

( Shealtiel is well aware that this is not the best way to do law-related things, but. He's also very aware of how stressed van Zieks must be, how the pressure on the faction from even as high as the Enma is real right now, and that this is the only way to make everyone "happy." )

I'll see you then.

( With that out of the way, he'll head off for now and report as needed for him from this point onwards. Yay, new boss! )

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