[Eren doesn't know just how close Parker was to Issac. But from that text it doesn't take a genius to connect a few dots. If there's one thing he can recognize and understand when he sees it, it's vengeance.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we'll find it.
[Still working on the "how" and the "what" they're finding, but details. He can give her dibs, on one condition.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
make sure it gets what it deserves.
[This is basically the only way he knows how to be comforting in this sort of situation.]
FROM: parker@cdc.org ask around as much as you can. i'm putting all the intel we have together and compiling it. we feed info to harpy and blue leads only.
FROM: parker@cdc.org people are running around trying to piece together everything and they can be a hassle for our investigation. we need to take over this and organize teams to cover ground properly. any ideas?
[Restricting info that could keep people alive doesn't sit well with him. But he's familiar with the chain of command, that sometime it's necessary to keep things quiet to stop people from panicking or acting too soon, or to keep the element of surprise on an enemy. The problem is keeping a balance, knowing how much secrecy is too much.
It's not his forte in the least. So, honestly, when she asks if he's got any ideas—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
not really. people aren't going to sit around when they think they're under attack.
[And that's a good thing, mostly, except for the part where everyone's sort of tripping over each other.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
they don't have a lot of reasons to listen to us, either.
[There's the CDC chain of command, sure, but he wouldn't much blame anyone who doesn't respect it.]
FROM: parker@cdc.org you're right. hand the info to the leads. we can't be worried about distributing it to everyone else. it will distract us from our investigation.
[ She's not used to keeping information from her team either, but no matter what, Orange doesn't feel like her team back home. It's more of a class you have no say in whether you want to belong or not. And there are too many people for her to feel comfortable to say anything. So the more she constrict herself, the less uncomfortable she is. ]
FROM: parker@cdc.org panic isn't an ally.
FROM: parker@cdc.org i wouldn't have either. [ Which is to say she agrees. Parker has never been big on chains of command save few exceptions, and the fact that she has landed one has put her in a complicated position. But she doesn't care about power nor leading a group of people that do not see eye to eye with her and she's not the sort of person to force others to think like she does - she would only be doing the work of an oppressor if she did. ] but i think everyone wants to catch this thing.
the ship isn't that big. it can't hide in here forever.
[But the sooner, the better, because she's not wrong. If people start to panic, things will only get worse. As headstrong as he can be about most things, he's open to following her lead on this right now. Hidden enemies and Scooby-Doo mysteries are a little beyond him. (The titans come to you, seek groups of people out like a homing missile, there was never any need to train them for detective work, it'll be recon of a sort he hasn't really had experience with.) This isn't the sort of battle he's used to fighting.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we know it's here now. long as people don't get complacent it shouldn't get the drop on us again
FROM: parker@cdc.org info will get to everyone under blue's directives, im sure.
FROM: parker@cdc.org you'd be surprised how well someone can hide in a small space. [ Take it from a rebel that hid for many years in a small space underneath the city and travelled through abandoned railways of the subway. ]
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DAY 71, 11H20
TO: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we're going to gather harpy and investigate this thing.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
and jaeger?
FROM: parker@cdc.org
i got dibs on the kill.
no subject
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we'll find it.
[Still working on the "how" and the "what" they're finding, but details. He can give her dibs, on one condition.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
make sure it gets what it deserves.
[This is basically the only way he knows how to be comforting in this sort of situation.]
no subject
ask around as much as you can. i'm putting all the intel we have together and compiling it. we feed info to harpy and blue leads only.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
people are running around trying to piece together everything and they can be a hassle for our investigation. we need to take over this and organize teams to cover ground properly. any ideas?
no subject
what about the rest of orange?
[Restricting info that could keep people alive doesn't sit well with him. But he's familiar with the chain of command, that sometime it's necessary to keep things quiet to stop people from panicking or acting too soon, or to keep the element of surprise on an enemy. The problem is keeping a balance, knowing how much secrecy is too much.
It's not his forte in the least. So, honestly, when she asks if he's got any ideas—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
not really. people aren't going to sit around when they think they're under attack.
[And that's a good thing, mostly, except for the part where everyone's sort of tripping over each other.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
they don't have a lot of reasons to listen to us, either.
[There's the CDC chain of command, sure, but he wouldn't much blame anyone who doesn't respect it.]
no subject
you're right. hand the info to the leads. we can't be worried about distributing it to everyone else. it will distract us from our investigation.
[ She's not used to keeping information from her team either, but no matter what, Orange doesn't feel like her team back home. It's more of a class you have no say in whether you want to belong or not. And there are too many people for her to feel comfortable to say anything. So the more she constrict herself, the less uncomfortable she is. ]
FROM: parker@cdc.org
panic isn't an ally.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
i wouldn't have either. [ Which is to say she agrees. Parker has never been big on chains of command save few exceptions, and the fact that she has landed one has put her in a complicated position. But she doesn't care about power nor leading a group of people that do not see eye to eye with her and she's not the sort of person to force others to think like she does - she would only be doing the work of an oppressor if she did. ] but i think everyone wants to catch this thing.
no subject
the ship isn't that big. it can't hide in here forever.
[But the sooner, the better, because she's not wrong. If people start to panic, things will only get worse. As headstrong as he can be about most things, he's open to following her lead on this right now. Hidden enemies and Scooby-Doo mysteries are a little beyond him. (The titans come to you, seek groups of people out like a homing missile, there was never any need to train them for detective work, it'll be recon of a sort he hasn't really had experience with.) This isn't the sort of battle he's used to fighting.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we know it's here now. long as people don't get complacent it shouldn't get the drop on us again
no subject
info will get to everyone under blue's directives, im sure.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
you'd be surprised how well someone can hide in a small space. [ Take it from a rebel that hid for many years in a small space underneath the city and travelled through abandoned railways of the subway. ]
FROM: parker@cdc.org
don't jinx it