closed: onboarding with hr

[dirthsal]

WHO: Talin Shira'nehn, Bene, Stephen, Gwenaëlle, Clarisse
WHAT: Talin (finally) completes his onboarding
WHEN: Hella backdated to his arrival at the end of September
WHERE: Various area of the Gallows
NOTES: Individual starters in comments!

After helping get the fennec family relocated, Talin is finally free to actually go about signing up for Riftwatch. It's mostly a boring affair, giving his name for records, making his mark on this paper and that. Who would have known saving the world involved this much paper?

It takes a long while, but the end result is this: he's an official member of the Riftwatch now, with all the protections and responsibilities that provides. His first mission: meet with the various leaders and answer any questions they have for him.

Comments

for clarisse, @laruetheday

[dirthsal]

Left for last as a reward to himself for getting through the other meetings, Talin enters the Eyrie at dusk. His cautious expression immediately melts into a smile of delighted wonder at his first glimpse of a griffon, and he stops in the stairwell, arrested by the sight of them. They barely take notice of him, used to the comings and goings of their caretakers, so Talin gets to quietly observe them for a little while, watching who seems friendly and who seems to be in charge.

After a few minutes, Talin approaches the largest griffon, confident but still deferential to her status. He looks not-quite at her, moving slowly and predictably.

"Andaran atish'an, friend," he greets, smiling at the griffon without showing teeth.

[laruetheday]

Clarisse is in and out of the eyrie today, as she is most days she's in the Gallows. She enters just in time to see a man she doesn't recognize approaching Blunder Supreme, but this doesn't phase her. For one thing, he obviously means no harm. For another, she's heard about a new recruit. For a third, she trusts Blunder to fuck up anyone who tries to mess with her.

"That's Blunder Supreme," she says, as she pours a smelly bucketful of dead fish near one of the exposed ledges. Then, wiping her hands on her shirt, "You're the new guy, right? I'm Clarisse, Griffon Keeper."

clearing out my inbox, feel free to drop!

[dirthsal]

A new voice doesn't immediately draw Talin's attention away from the griffon—she seems fine now, but he doesn't want to find out what happens if he gives her his back—but he does angle himself slightly toward Clarisse to indicate he's listening, and raises his voice to respond.

"That's me. Talin. Hello, Griffon Keeper."

Blunder Supreme is... a name, but that's to be expected with griffons, isn't it—even Warden Garahel's was named Crookytail. Once he's confident he can turn away from Blunder without risking an attack, Talin turns fully to Clarisse and gives her a friendly wave (tall, even for a human woman, well-muscled, confident and grounded when she moves, she's a fighter and she has an anchor shard besides, maybe a Rifter?) from across the Eyrie.

"I was told to report to you for some questions. —oh." He snaps his fingers and point at her, just remembered something, "are these only for certain divisions? I might have got the Forces list by mistake, ended up on voluntary watch duty. Don't mind watch so much but I do wanna know if I'm doing this all wrong."