My father was all business and my mother was a Daughter of the Revolution. That summarizes it quite nicely, so no questions, please.

That said, as I can't borrow a cup of sugar from George, will my worst enemy kindly let me know? I have work to do.

I suppose I'm late on decorations.

Yes, I actually like Christmas.

Private to the Office; unhackable

Weasley, I need you to get me:

3 rolls of red metallic ribbon
3 rolls of silver metallic ribbon
3 rolls of green metallic ribbon
1 1/8th scale train set
1 Christmas tree skirt, no frills
2 boxes of red ornaments
2 boxes of white ornaments
3 Balsam pine wreaths
4 boxes of white taper candles at 10 inches
2 boxes of silver tinsel
5 packages of candy canes
1 box of mistletoe
1 tree, real, measuring at no less than 10 feet and no more than 12

By tomorrow.

/private

Private to Bond; unhackable

How are you settling in?

I'm thankful for my employees and my apartment.

And for not having an unintelligible Brit to ruin my Thanksgiving dinner.

But not for the current state of American politics. Honestly. One curse day and I get the whole story, couldn't they have just spared me?

....it's loud.

Which means that there's a troupe of girls sitting under the balcony tonight.

...no free show here. Go away and be quiet.

[ooc: Fair game here!]

Private || unhackable

Fuck you. And you.

But today?

Especially fuck you. I hope you rot in whatever third world hell that I arranged for you before I died. And I hope you take him with you.

/private

Private to Elle Driver || unhackable

The list was wired to you.

/private

Happy Halloween.

Everyone done with this game?

Back to work, then.

Private to Elle Driver || unhackable

I have material for you.

Yes, I will be handling the Dornez case. That's really all the business you need to know.

Private to Prince Charming || unhackable

Make a date for a business deal. As soon as you can.

/filter

Private to John Baum || unhackable

Welcome back. what do you need?

/private

Private to the office || unhackable

Yes. I'm alive.

/private

Private to Faye Valentine || unhackable

I need you. I need him.

I need a drink.

Because we all know that slapping is how we resolve our differences. It was like watching my mother and the maid.

Private to the Office || unhackable

Currently, there will be a new man around the office. His name is Remy LeBeau. Try not to make his life miserable.

Mr. Farrell is not around currently to fix our technical messes. Until I arrange for a replacement, Mr. Jones will be facilitating technical problems.

Welcome back to Miss Valentine.

/filter

Private to Ianto Jones || unhackable

I hope you've settled. We need to talk.

/filter

Private to George Blake || unhackable

Miss Blake, I have to wonder about your police force's current situation.

Private to Elle Driver, Faye Valentine, The Corinthian || unhackable

Personal files, key in Jack Harkness. I've uploaded a conversation.

Handle it.

Just make sure it doesn't trace back.

/filter

Private to Matthew Farrell || unhackable

Trace back all of Ianto Jones' files on the office computers, set up parameters for any deleted work that he may have taken home and have it on my desk in the morning.

/filter

Private to Nanao || unhackable

I need you to close down all of Ianto Jones' accounts, for as long as he's out of the City.

[ooc: I know Nanao mun is out of town, just for posterity]

Filtered to Employees || unhackable

Dear employees,

Yearly raises will occur on the 15th of this month. That is all.

/filter

---

Dear City,

I have now been here for a year - to the day on the first of the month. In this time I have discovered that while your numerous attempts to piss me off have in general succeeded, it's been the kind of year with a pleasant revenue cycle that generally denotes a growth in the otherwise unstable economy. After looking in on the political and economic situation in the current fountain version of the United States of America, I have to say I'm pleased with my 'entrapment' as if I were there, I'm sure a suicide would have happened by now.

As for the rest of it; and as per addressed to the Citizens. A stimulated economy is generally showcased by useless gadgetry. Please commence with the "made for TV" gadgets that provide me with a good night's sleep may be sold by the dozens cheaply and with limited time offers.

Thank you,

Christopher Styles

[ooc: Insomnia; also, all employee comments are likewise filtered, marked or not]

Places I would rather be

1. Washington D.C.

Things I would like to not have to do everyday

1. Remember Macintyre's face
2. Kick the dog out of my bed
3. Fight with Nicholas about something

Things I like to do everyday

1. Laugh at the police force Enjoy a conversation with George Blake
2. Work

Really. Lists?

Does anyone know of a good leather cleaner in the City?

Private to Nicholas//Action
Paw prints on my leather, Nicholas, I hope this dog means a good deal to you.

Do not make plans for tomorrow.

Private to the office and Nicholas Brocklehurst//unhackable

I'll be working overtime for the next week. No, this does not mean I expect you to join me. You may continue your normal work hours.

Farrell, I need the files from what you could determine of the hacker that was on the Network last week as soon as possible.

Does anyone have word on what's causing this disease outbreak?

/private

Obviously this is biological terrorism done badly. Curses not enough for you?

July 2nd, Nicholas, don't make plans.

Foster, take the day off.

As for the rest of you. I don't care which house you were in or how you made a fool of yourself. I expect you in work.

Miss Walker, let's have a conversation.

Filtered away from Nanao

Consider tomorrow a holiday.

/filter

Things are loud today. I suggest people be quiet.

Private to George Blake//unhackable

A word.

/filter

Private to Nicholas Brocklehurst//action

I don't feel like getting out of bed.

I anticipate there will be a great deal of regrets when this is over.

Private to the office

There's almost no sense in attempting to get work done. I expect you all in if you're in the City, and if you're not, I expect you in when you get back.

No excuses.

There have been a lot of new arrivals this week. That seems a bit unusual for the City; two weeks in a row.

Private to the Office staff//unhackable

Robert Philips is going to be working as a lawyer under the umbrella of this office, please try and make the transition easy for him. If he has any questions or requests, help him out.

Also, Rincewind is temporarily filling in for Rose Walker while she's on maternity leave. Foster, once you're done logging the tapes make sure he's comfortable in the office.

/filter

Private to Faye//unhackable

Let's go out for a drink.

/filtered

Filtered to Elle

Report.

/filtered

Filtered to Brocklehurst//unhackable

I'll be working late tonight. There's leftovers in the fridge.

Hm. Zombies. Again.

I'm looking for a part-time researcher to assist me while Rose Walker is on maternity leave.

Private to Robert Philips//unhackable

I've been informed that you're an attorney. I have a proposition to make you.

/filtered

Filtered to the offices//unhackable

Rose Walker is on maternity leave for the next six weeks; we are going to need to find a temp replacement for her. Otherwise, I hope that everyone was relatively unscathed by the last curse. Elle, I realize that you were simply annoyed.

Filtered to Faye, Elle and the Corinthian//unhackable

Report on the Casino situation, Faye. Corinthian, consider your time in the sewers as an opportunity to map out the patterns and file a report when you have the time, preferably by next week. Elle, report on Torchwood and let me know if any of them are in search of a job.

/filtered

Private to Rose Walker

Congratulations on your baby. I've sent a basket to your home. Enjoy your time off.

/filtered

Private to Nicholas Brocklehurst//unhackable

I have an entire ledger on the war against the Underground and how to go about it. Apparently, when I'm cursed, I'm thorough. However, I noticed your BDU's aren't burned yet, and since we know how thrilled you are about purges of my mistakes with fire I thought you might want to host a bonfire tonight.

Game of squash?

Really, this is one of the more idiot curses, simply gone out of hand. Spies. Who believes in spies?

Private to Operatives//unhackable

It seems he's taken to flagrant use of cameras in his attempt to tip the scales. I refuse to let this happen.

Farrell, you go to Foster's house and make sure everything, phone lines, Network lines, make sure they're secure. Weasely, you make sure that any communications from his side come through secure lines. He can't get away with this, not anymore.

/filter

Private to Operative code 24 and 36//unhackable

What information do you have on his current whereabouts? 36, I need you to use your contacts to get his feed from Foster's house. Make sure to bring them to me; and that no copies survive.

/filtered

[ooc: Operatives are the office staff minus Nanao cause she's in recoup, and 24 and 36 are Faye and Elle, respectively. "He" is Brocklehurst.]

I'm hoping that you're not all dead yet.

[Filtered to the office//unhackable]
Work is cancelled for the next two days. If you're on the ship (as a majority of my staff seems to be) take the holiday and sleep it off.

Nanao, I fully expect you to be present to help me go over some case studies, however.

[Filtered to House//unhackable]

Contact Doctor Martha Jones.