Lilah's name was not listed with any current projects at Wolfram & Hart for the very simple reason that, as of the first of the year, she was officially no longer in the firm's employ. They had taken pains to explain that she wasn't fired but simply laid off or, as the British would say, redundant. (Why Lilah spent any time wondering what the British would say is a question best left for another time). A perpetuity clause was, as the Formerly-Human Resources officer unnecessarily explained, a tricky thing at the best of times. The clause was activated at the employee's death, at the employer's option, and the employee continued to serve the firm until such time as he or she was no longer needed. Due to -- she actually used these words -- a series of unfortunate events leading the Los Angeles office, particularly, to exceed its perpetuity quota for the decade, a certain number of employees would have to be let go and as Ms. Morgan was one of the last to decease, seniority-- etc., etc. So, they were basically telling her, she was being penalized for not being bitten by a zombie. She suspected it was all bullshit, and that she'd been doomed with the firm from the moment Wesley tried to burn her contract. As though she had wanted him to. As though that would have worked anyway, as though he had even thought it would work -- she rather suspected the man of preferring his grand gestures to be futile. They were safer that way.
Whatever the reason, Lilah was no longer in the good graces -- not to mention on the payroll -- of the firm. Lately, management had been claiming that they had the right to terminate, at wiil, the existence as well as the employment. But she wasn't particularly worried about that eventuality. The whole debacle was tied up in legal red tape that made Jarndyce v. Jarndyce look like The People's Court. By the time it was ever decided, assuming an apocalypse or seven hadn't intervened, Lilah intended to acquire an insurance policy by way of hard work and good old-fashioned extortion.
Meanwhile, a girl had to keep up appearances, not to mention staying busy. She didn't know much about Arvin Sloane, but that itself made him an interesting study. She hadn't been able to find out much about Sloane, and usually she could manage to dig up the goods on anyone she wanted, anytime. Sloane must have been engaged in some pretty unusual extracurricular activities for her to turn up such a blank slate.
At the very least, he should be an interesting study up close. And if she was lucky, he might offer to pick up the tab.
She entered the restaurant exactly one minute before the agreed time, and looked around for Sloane.
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Date: 2006-01-12 10:04 pm (UTC)Whatever the reason, Lilah was no longer in the good graces -- not to mention on the payroll -- of the firm. Lately, management had been claiming that they had the right to terminate, at wiil, the existence as well as the employment. But she wasn't particularly worried about that eventuality. The whole debacle was tied up in legal red tape that made Jarndyce v. Jarndyce look like The People's Court. By the time it was ever decided, assuming an apocalypse or seven hadn't intervened, Lilah intended to acquire an insurance policy by way of hard work and good old-fashioned extortion.
Meanwhile, a girl had to keep up appearances, not to mention staying busy. She didn't know much about Arvin Sloane, but that itself made him an interesting study. She hadn't been able to find out much about Sloane, and usually she could manage to dig up the goods on anyone she wanted, anytime. Sloane must have been engaged in some pretty unusual extracurricular activities for her to turn up such a blank slate.
At the very least, he should be an interesting study up close. And if she was lucky, he might offer to pick up the tab.
She entered the restaurant exactly one minute before the agreed time, and looked around for Sloane.