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[alt_frank]

the staff I met with were easy enough to sort through. several volunteered to take verisatum before it was offered.

the chef, Pahashmi, wasn’t cooperative, didn’t seem terribly fussed at what was going on at the preserve, but wasn’t directly involved in that side of the business either. the inn manager was one of Maebh’s cousins, a Kathleen Hedigan. seemed a little more involved in the business.

the rest of them were half or three quarter bloods who couldn’t get work elsewhere, and either were terrified of Maebh, hated her, or both. recommended they apply to work with us. more opportunity for advancement. they seemed to take to the idea. in terms of immediate need, both the kitchen workers are capable of potions-grade work, and two of the maintenance crew have had construction experience. told the four of them if they wanted a job they were hired and could show up for work today, told the rest to send an owl to Bill so we could see where they’d suit.

O'Niall, Maebh's assistant, was a piece of work, immediately offered to present evidence against Maebh in exchange for leniency.

the groom who was there for a bachelor party had no idea what his friends set up, had never been to snowdonia before, no previous history of sexual assault. scared the shite out of him, told him to rethink his friendships, and sent him home. one of his two friends had been there before for a similar sort of ‘party’, both knew what they were paying for.

released everyone but O'Niall, Hedigan, Pahashmi, and two of the bachelor party last night. not sure if the chef needs to be kept around. didn't strike me as presenting much risk. same with the idiots from the bachelor party. Hedigan's low risk, but is in a grey area in terms of culpability. suggestions?

Luke's been interviewing the muggles we brought with from the preserve. he passed along that he's been taking statements and collecting names and camp locations of their relatives, and that he had to spend some time reassuring them that the camps were independent and that we'd be taking them back today if that's where they wanted to go. some were not having it when he asked if we might track them down later to stand witness, but a few seemed pretty damn eager. he made sure to note which ones were up for it, figured we could give them buttons before they go. if it's all right with you, my team'll be taking them back to the camps today once poppy gives them a stamp of approval. here's hoping their families haven't gone too far afield yet.

how's it been going with the rest?

Comments

[alt_sirius]

I wish we could say the rest of the staff were as blameless or as trapped into their lives as your lot, Frank.

The Chief Game Warden is also related to Maebh, a bloke by the name of Ronan Tierney. Of his assistants, two of them seem all right sorts - at least, veritaserum revealed they were troubled by the work. Might want Mac to talk to them about whether they can be put back to it for better purposes. The others enjoyed the hunts.

Maebh spat out the veritaserum but there was enough left to find out exactly what she thinks of us.

That leaves the guards. All cut from the Nick Dyson, Caesar Crabbe and Nigel Corbyn sort of thug-for-hire cloth. The best I can say for any of them is that there are a couple who didn't care what they were guarding so much as that there was steady pay and a low likelihood of breaking their own bones. None of them seem to lean politically one way or the other, but they all have little compunction against casual cruelty.

For the guests, my suggestion is a fine and some sort of parole that they won't work against us and they won't ever engage in this sort of exploitation again. We just can't keep everyone over for a tribunal.

[alt_alice]

I agree that it's a drain on resources if we hold too many. The notion of a fine and parole for the guests makes sense to me. Possibly the chef as well?

My first impulse is to keep the guards and the two game wardens under custody due to the greater possibility they could work actively against us, as well as Tierney, Hedigan, O'Niall, and Maebh, obviously, and move towards some form of trial and sentencing.

What are your thoughts, Rachel?

And Frank, love, I'm on the same page in terms of your release of the groom and staff.

I anticipate we'll have to smooth some ruffled feathers with the representatives -- sort out a system of due process for the future, but as there isn't one in place now, I'm sure I can make a case for our decisions and resolve to involve them closely in the structuring of any more formal processes.

[alt_frank]

good.

looks like most of the muggles are in fairly good shape, there were a few without any immediate family to speak of who wanted to pitch in with davidson and we're taking the rest to the camps this afternoon.

Private Message to Al

[alt_frank]

wasn't thinking yesterday.

glad you said something.

Re: Private Message to Al

[alt_alice]

Oh, dearest man.

I just wasn't prepared for how I'd feel about it. I don't think I expected we'd have the choice to begin with.

We have gone through hell and back again, and through it all, you have been right there next to me. You are the only reason I can get out of bed in the morning and face the world.

You are my support, my rock, my dear, solid, loving, wonderful husband, and I am grateful for you every day.

I am glad you listened. And in the end, that's what matters.

[alt_rachel]

I assume the rest of you aren't fond of the idea of killing Tierney, Hedigan, and the guards, and just keeping Maebh and O'Niall around for a public trial? Because I think it would be a waste of our resources to keep all those people locked up.

I guess then a fine, and maybe an Unbreakable Vow not to raise wands against us. Or harm muggles again or whatever.

[alt_alice]

An Unbreakable and a fine would be a compromise for those who aren't our main targets, certainly, as long as the wording was sufficiently precise.

[alt_rachel]

It's tempting to confiscate and reassign their wands, but I think that would fuel resentment against us from the wrong quarters.

[alt_alice]

What about work details? A certain number of hours spent working to restore housing, say?

...which brings us back to the need for supervision and oversight, which is time consuming, but given we'll have enough demand for it, they certainly wouldn't be working alone -- perhaps we could try it out and see how much of a headache it'd be?

[alt_rachel]

If we've got the manpower to supervise I'm not opposed to it, in theory -- I'm just not sure we do. Maybe we can sentence them to a certain number of hours on a work detail, to be completed at a later time? Once we've properly won, or at least control a bit more of Albion, we can send an owl ordering them to show up for their work detail.

[alt_sirius]

I wouldn't be opposed to killing Maebh and O'Niall and holding the others for a trial, but it would still send the wrong message.

I do like the idea of making them work off their debt, somehow.