"It's been 4 days since the previous meeting. I assume you must have finished your preparations, if you have, all that's left is to explain the assignments. However, I have one last thing to say to you; Despite the difficulty of your mission, I want to reiterate that careless work will cost you your life. Take this job seriously and make sure your teammate does. Let what I said sink in. Now that we're done talking, Deputy Chief Quinn will be distributing bio-radios and anti-jamming devices to you, as was the case in previous missions. Since you've already adjusted your clothing to your size in the storage area, I assume there's no problem."
After the meeting held by Head Chief Brady for the missions, Ivan and the other employees took a 1-hour break to check the items Quinn had distributed to them. A bio-radio and an anti-jamming device given in the meeting, these two items were of great importance to the employees, causing them to make solid preparations. However, during the check, the office fell silent when Chief Brady suddenly came to Ivan and Orion.
"Orion, when you're done with your checks, I want you to come to my room. We have something to talk about. Don't try to slip through the cracks or we'll have a falling out."
"I understand, I understand. I will do no such thing. But why bother coming here, Head Chief? You could have sent Quinn to get me."
"Deputy Quinn is away for a personal matter at the moment. Besides, I will not tolerate your pointless questions. If I tell you to come to my office after you finish your work, you will come."
Even though it was completely strange that Orion was called out unexpectedly, the other employees did not make a sound while Chief Brady was around. After the checks were finished, everyone except Orion returned to their normal work. Orion entered the room after hearing the voice from inside after the Head Chief knocked on the door.
"You can come, Orion. We have a few things to talk about. Listen carefully to what I have to say, or we'll get into trouble... Take this seriously, you must understand what I mean."
Brady, who was quite serious and anxious, had finished his conversation with Orion by the time he finished working hours. All the employees, including Ivan, had left. But what could this sudden meeting, which most of the employees did not question, be the most.
The distribution of missions is an important day when it is determined what each employee will do in their duties and who they will be partners with. During the distribution, the Head Chief and Deputy Chief examine the performances of the employees in the last month and form teams of people who are close to each other. Since they are ranked from best to worst, the ones who put in more effort are the employees with poor performance. This method is used to test themselves and strengthen them. It can be seen that this system sometimes has the opposite results rather than having negative results. It is mandatory for all employees to be present during the distribution.
"I know we have had more meetings than usual in the last week. However, due to the return of the duties, some elements need to be reviewed again. Deputy Quinn will explain it to you. Now that we have provided information, we are starting to distribute the duties."
"First of all, new employees, I assume you learned our work distribution system during the interview. Now, let's come to the work distributions; Head Chief Brady and..., Quinn Elzar and Orion Jackman, Ruby Ruth and Ivan Ross, Finn Bjorg and Will Thatch..."
After the terrible incident in the last missions, the tasks that were stopped by the upper ranks for a short time have now returned. The employees who will be redistributed to the missions receive extra salary thanks to the missions. The balance is provided by the difficulty level of the missions and the ranking of the employees from best to worst. The completion time of the missions is set to exactly 4 days. Ivan and the other employees started the "test exam" from the announcement of the distributions.
"Let's do our best in our duties. I wish you success, Ivan."
"Ruby, you know me. I just do my best. Please don't talk like this like we've never been a team before."
"You're so strange sometimes Ivan... Don't act like you don't understand that I mean well. You can't keep people away from you."
"I don't care about people. I just do the job given to me, that's all."
"I know you are doing your job to the best of your ability and I respect that. However, please do not try to alienate yourself from us."
"It should be obvious that I don't care if you or others dislike me. Therefore, I can only value those who see me as I am. I'm sorry, but that's who I am..."
"Okay Ivan. See you on mission day."
The conversation that Ruby started with good intentions ended in tension. Since the last meeting was held in detail, even the working hours of the employees were over. After the Head Chef's farewell speech, everyone left.
"Our time is up today, everyone can leave. I wish you all a good evening."
To Be Continued