And I'm sure that Lowery guy was breathing down your neck, once he realized he couldn't watch cat videos or whatever when he thought you weren't looking.
[ His own mug is still half full, still warm in his hands, and he watches her as she moves to the sink. ]
Still putting out fires, though.
[ He says it as neutrally as possible, though a bit of distaste finds its way through. Owen can't pretend he understands what any of the higher-ups are thinking, except about the bottom, about mitigating the disaster as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Didn't matter to them if they had to throw Clare to the wolves to do it. ]
[ claire runs some water into her mug, giving a shrug. ]
I never thought I'd prefer a million minor complaints over this.
[ she'd dealt with a press junket before, and she'd been on talkshows, done interviews about the park, about new attractions, but this is different. this is a new kind of exhausting.
[ He lets out a sound, caught between a laugh and a sigh, and shrugs a shoulder. ]
You’re an asset. [ He says it with a touch of irony, though his tone remains largely neutral. ] You might not be park director anymore, but they’ll find something for you, if you want it.
[ And he glances away, drinking from his mug. Personally, he’s of the mind that no one should accept any work if InGen is involved, as they surely must be from this point onward, but it’s not his choice.
[ the problem is that, going forward, she knows it won't just be damage control and public relations. ingen will be at the helm, and though so much of claire's guilt keeps her involved now, keeps her trying to clean up what she sees as her mess, she doesn't have any interest in whatever disgusting exploitative endeavors ingen will pursue.
part of it, for now, is for simon. cleaning up everything left behind that was relevant to the park, because, yeah, she still feels like it's her damn fault.
she could have made a different call.
should have made it. ]
Mm, you think anyone would buy my book?
[ her lips tug into another small smile, though there isn't much humor there as the weight of her current situation hangs over her. ]
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What, like the Great Wi-Fi Outage of Spring 2014? Truly a problem worthy of your skills.
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[ she rolls her eyes, shaking her head. ]
Guests lose their minds as soon as one thing stops working for more than five minutes.
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[ with a short little laugh, she finishes off her coffee, going to set her mug in the sink. ]
But I guess that won't be much of a problem anymore.
[ now she just has different kinds of messes to juggle. ]
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Still putting out fires, though.
[ He says it as neutrally as possible, though a bit of distaste finds its way through. Owen can't pretend he understands what any of the higher-ups are thinking, except about the bottom, about mitigating the disaster as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Didn't matter to them if they had to throw Clare to the wolves to do it. ]
Just bigger ones. And with more cameras.
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I never thought I'd prefer a million minor complaints over this.
[ she'd dealt with a press junket before, and she'd been on talkshows, done interviews about the park, about new attractions, but this is different. this is a new kind of exhausting.
she looks up at owen again, smiling faintly. ]
It's going to die down eventually, though.
And then I may be out of a job.
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You’re an asset. [ He says it with a touch of irony, though his tone remains largely neutral. ] You might not be park director anymore, but they’ll find something for you, if you want it.
[ And he glances away, drinking from his mug. Personally, he’s of the mind that no one should accept any work if InGen is involved, as they surely must be from this point onward, but it’s not his choice.
Then, lightly, ]
Could always write a book.
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[ the problem is that, going forward, she knows it won't just be damage control and public relations. ingen will be at the helm, and though so much of claire's guilt keeps her involved now, keeps her trying to clean up what she sees as her mess, she doesn't have any interest in whatever disgusting exploitative endeavors ingen will pursue.
part of it, for now, is for simon. cleaning up everything left behind that was relevant to the park, because, yeah, she still feels like it's her damn fault.
she could have made a different call.
should have made it. ]
Mm, you think anyone would buy my book?
[ her lips tug into another small smile, though there isn't much humor there as the weight of her current situation hangs over her. ]