Onwards and Upwards
Nov 24, 2017 5:39:12 GMT -5
Mongo the Destroyer, 𝓓𝓾𝓴𝓮 𝓚𝓸𝓼𝓵𝓸𝓯𝓯, and 1 more like this
Post by Jackson Grace on Nov 24, 2017 5:39:12 GMT -5
It's morning in the Grace household. Last night we saw Jackson in his vigilante get-up stop a man from making a terrible mistake. Jackson comes into the dining room to see his wife Vanessa and his kids Anthony and Chloe enjoying their breakfast. It's 7:45am and the school rush is about to be in full swing. He walks past the kids, kissing them on the head, much to their protest before putting his arms around Vanessa and kissing her lovingly. The kids signal their protest to this too, but quickly get flagged down by their parents.
So you were home late last night...Everything OK?
Couldn't be better, baby. Had a late night meeting about work, but I figured you'd know that anyway, right?
Yeah, well we've been married for so long now, I know if you don't come home, it's probably work related. Hey, did you hear that last night about the fight in the pool hall?
I think I heard something about it, yeah. Any details coming out yet?
Not much. Some big crime boss was about to take payment for a hit, but a guy in blue burst in and put an end to it all apparently.
A hit?! Wow. Who'd have known that was on our doorstep! Listen, it seems Duke has thrown an impromptu card together for this weekend. I'm going to be needed in Moscow again.
But you promised us family time this weekend!
I know! I'm sorry guys! I found out last night and apparently there's not a lot I can do about it. Duke and Levi...They don't seem like the kind of guys you want to upset. I can't say much more than that.
What do you me-
Hey kids, your old man's going to be team captain this week! FWA vs a UK-based place called AXW. Five on five. Five of our best and Mr. Kosloff saw it fit to put me in as his team captain!
If AXW are based here, why not join them instead?
You forget, Ness. This wasn't something I actively sought out. I was recruited, remember? Besides...This contract is pretty iron clad, so there aren't many ways out of it right now.
Well maybe we should look into that. It sure would be nice to see you home more often. Especially now I quit my job. I'm home....alone....all the time, baby.
Last nights events are still fresh in Jackson's mind. Vanessa's blatant come on makes him totally lose train of thought. He snaps out of the trance.
As much as I'd love to help you out with that, I gotta get to work. A few deals to tie up with suppliers and it's not fair for me to be out of the store for so long. Rain check?
Hmmm...Sure. You best hope the handyman doesn't pop by to...fix my plumbing today!
Jackson knows she's joking, but that statement felt so jarring with Mr Jarvis' story still so fresh...so new. Does she know where he really was last night? Is she teasing him over it? Or is she after information? Jackson grabs a piece of toast off the plate in the middle of the table and heads out the door, grabbing his coat and shouting his goodbye's to them all.
We come back and Jackson is sitting in his office at work. He has one of the gadgets he seems to have purchased from Mr Jarvis on his desk, as well as his computer open. Showing him various diagrams of how to deconstruct and manufacture it. Was this all a home operation? Maybe he should have kept Jarvis in his pocket for another time, though him being arrested with the crime gang certainly wasn't the intention.
Hi boss!
Hey boss yourself, Gemma! I see how you've done around here! You've done a great job!
Thanks! I've learned from the best, right?
Sure...How you been keeping anyway? I hope this isn't proving too much for you?
I'm coping. It was a lot to take in at first, but once I got my head around it all, it got easier! It's going to be great experience on my CV!
Well I've been meaning to talk to you about that! You seem to have a pretty good grasp on this place, day to day. So how about I relinquish a little control of the wheel? I'll still pop in from time to time, but as you know I have other things going on right now.
You sure do, champ! I hear you have a big match this weekend!
Yeah it's sure going to be something! So what I'm thinking is since you're practically running my store...How about I make you the new Deputy Store Manager? You'll oversee the day to day stuff and I'll just make sure the I's are dotted and the T's are crossed. There's a £7,000 a year pay rise in it.
That's amazing! I mean I accept! Thanks, boss!
Like I said....boss yourself!
Gemma runs out of the room to go let her family know, totally forgetting why she came in here in the first place. Jackson breathes a sign of relief she didn't see what he was working on, or his computer monitor. He looks back at the screen and gets back to work as we fade to black.
But you promised us family time this weekend!
I know! I'm sorry guys! I found out last night and apparently there's not a lot I can do about it. Duke and Levi...They don't seem like the kind of guys you want to upset. I can't say much more than that.
What do you me-
Hey kids, your old man's going to be team captain this week! FWA vs a UK-based place called AXW. Five on five. Five of our best and Mr. Kosloff saw it fit to put me in as his team captain!
If AXW are based here, why not join them instead?
You forget, Ness. This wasn't something I actively sought out. I was recruited, remember? Besides...This contract is pretty iron clad, so there aren't many ways out of it right now.
Well maybe we should look into that. It sure would be nice to see you home more often. Especially now I quit my job. I'm home....alone....all the time, baby.
Last nights events are still fresh in Jackson's mind. Vanessa's blatant come on makes him totally lose train of thought. He snaps out of the trance.
As much as I'd love to help you out with that, I gotta get to work. A few deals to tie up with suppliers and it's not fair for me to be out of the store for so long. Rain check?
Hmmm...Sure. You best hope the handyman doesn't pop by to...fix my plumbing today!
Jackson knows she's joking, but that statement felt so jarring with Mr Jarvis' story still so fresh...so new. Does she know where he really was last night? Is she teasing him over it? Or is she after information? Jackson grabs a piece of toast off the plate in the middle of the table and heads out the door, grabbing his coat and shouting his goodbye's to them all.
We come back and Jackson is sitting in his office at work. He has one of the gadgets he seems to have purchased from Mr Jarvis on his desk, as well as his computer open. Showing him various diagrams of how to deconstruct and manufacture it. Was this all a home operation? Maybe he should have kept Jarvis in his pocket for another time, though him being arrested with the crime gang certainly wasn't the intention.
Hi boss!
Hey boss yourself, Gemma! I see how you've done around here! You've done a great job!
Thanks! I've learned from the best, right?
Sure...How you been keeping anyway? I hope this isn't proving too much for you?
I'm coping. It was a lot to take in at first, but once I got my head around it all, it got easier! It's going to be great experience on my CV!
Well I've been meaning to talk to you about that! You seem to have a pretty good grasp on this place, day to day. So how about I relinquish a little control of the wheel? I'll still pop in from time to time, but as you know I have other things going on right now.
You sure do, champ! I hear you have a big match this weekend!
Yeah it's sure going to be something! So what I'm thinking is since you're practically running my store...How about I make you the new Deputy Store Manager? You'll oversee the day to day stuff and I'll just make sure the I's are dotted and the T's are crossed. There's a £7,000 a year pay rise in it.
That's amazing! I mean I accept! Thanks, boss!
Like I said....boss yourself!
Gemma runs out of the room to go let her family know, totally forgetting why she came in here in the first place. Jackson breathes a sign of relief she didn't see what he was working on, or his computer monitor. He looks back at the screen and gets back to work as we fade to black.