x-cable.livejournal.comTo: [Pete]
From: [Nate]
Subject: I hate this place sometimes...
Nothing like having your wife return home and inform you that she was in the middle of some Bizarre Incident in a convenience store. She's fine. I have no clear idea what happened, but I got one hell of a blast down the link and Rachel screamed for a solid hour.
Anyway. That's not actually why I was emailing. I had lunch with Amanda yesterday - I don't know if she mentioned - and it struck me that establishing the appearance of a consultative relationship between Elpis and your "think-tank" might be a worthwhile thing, for information-sharing if nothing else. God knows we come across things that are suspicious-looking on a regular basis, and one of the drawbacks of going legal is that I have to limit what I stick my nose into.
Plus, if your lot occasionally has to do real work, it's like I was saying to Amanda - I certainly don't have the staff available to do serious background research. I can however afford to hire them from outside. Or "hire" them.
Let me know - I seem to be in at the UN every second day or so lately, so it's no problem to stop by your new place.
-N.