Purchase Negotiation 15: Orders

[aldersprig]

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Mr. MacDiarmad raised his eyebrows at Leander.  “Is there a problem?”

He shifted, setting his weight on his heels and doing his damnedest to meet his owner’s eyes.  “No, sir. No problem.”

“Sylviane?  You agreed that you’d take on a bodyguard.  So what’s the problem?”

“The problem isn’t him, Daddy.  It’s you. You! I’ll take a bodyguard, fine.  If you insist that having him under your Name is the only way for you to be sure that he’ll do his job fine.  Have him Belong to you. The problem is that you shoved him on me without taking to him. You know better.  You ought to, at least. He’s on edge, he’s uncomfortable, and he looks like he’s waiting for the rug to be yanked out from under him at any moment.”

“I’m not…” Leander fell silent as she kicked him in the calf.

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Comments

[sauergeek]

MacDiarmad, you have a Kept absolutely begging for an order that he's certain he needs, and has explained to you in at least some detail why. Whyinhell aren't you giving that order? You can look into the why and the how of it later, at your leisure, ideally with an eye to fixing it, but that's not going to fix the now. The guy on the ground — Leander — sees a situation and is reporting it to you. Do something about it or get out.

(Oh look, I still have a deep frustration with incompetent management...)

[clare_dragonfly]

Ahh, poor Leander. He is broken, whether he knows it or wants to admit it or not.