The Mullinix Book 1: Ascension
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Chapter 64 - Medoferro’s Meeting
"Sounds like you’re getting a rough start kid," Colonel Ballfur said to Medoferro when they were alone after the public dinner, "You seem to be holding up well."
"It’s an illusion I assure you," Medoferro grinned, "I’ve only been a Mullinix for a few months. I’m still not used to this garbage yet."
"It’ll come to you," Colonel Ballfur shrugged and went for the brandy, "I’m betting you could use a snort of this after dealing with all the local dignitary scum."
"At least someone calls them what they really are," Medoferro chuckled, accepting the glass, "How did you ever get this job?"
"I was one of them," Ballfur shrugged, "All the right people and that crap. Riverrayne, my home town, was a bit different though. Everyone down there is forthright and will tell you if you’re an idiot. I think that’s why Insegniferro chose me for this position. This area needed a bit of the Riverrayne good common sense."
"I’ve got no complaints so far," Medoferro agreed, "You didn’t feed me sheep’s eyes either. I thank you heartily for that one."
"I think Colonel Serim does that just to see how much he can get away with," Ballfur chuckled, "Last time I was down there he tried that on me. I passed."
"I wish I had," Medoferro nodded, "Massy too. I’m just hoping that isn’t what got him sick."
"Your boss looks terrible, Medoferro," Ballfur told him, "What are you going to do for session tomorrow?"
"Unless he has a major turnaround overnight," Medoferro told him, "I’ll be doing it tomorrow. Please tell me you have an easy slate?"
"Shouldn’t be anything massively difficult," Ballfur nodded, "Especially not after that rotten case you had yesterday."
"I know it," Medoferro chuckled, "So how are things going in this area?"
"Not a problem locally," Ballfur said, "But I’m going to ask you what you’re probably going to get asked at every stop."
"Cirrus, right?" Medoferro sighed.
"You got it," Ballfur agreed, "What the hell is going on down in that asshole of a city?"
"Your guess is as good as mine right now," Medoferro said honestly, "I don’t know for sure. We just found out a couple days ago that Tony Stack was screwing with the records. Insegniferro is running that investigation, trying to figure out what the hell we’ve been missing."
"It’s a mess," Ballfur nodded, "Any hopes in getting it cleaned up?"
"We’re working on it," Medoferro told him, "Massimaferro’s personal representative is down there to help us get a handle on it."
"I don’t get why it was ignored for so long," Ballfur said, "This is a colossal clusterfuck."
"Most of it happened before I came in," Medoferro said, removing himself a little from it, "But I’m betting it was because Taliaferro was getting so he couldn’t do as much and there was more than enough work for just two of them."
"Probably so," Ballfur agreed, "Just so long as it’s being worked on. I’ve had parents tell me some nasty stories about what their kids went through there."
"We’re getting some of those stories now," Medoferro nodded, "I assure you, they weren’t ordered by us whatever they were. We’re trying to piece together what Stack obscured for so long."
"Ok," Ballfur nodded, "Now for our part of that conference…"
Medoferro sighed and prepared his notepad, knowing that he’d be listening and talking for a while much like he had the other night. Such was the life of being a Mullinix.