Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight Even if there had been annoyance, or obvious snark, Jake would have missed it entirely regardless. Not to point out the obvious or anything, but a lot had happened, was still happening, was set to continue happening, and Jake was slightly concerned it was all rapidly reaching the point of 'too much', so little things like social cues were falling by the wayside. Then again, he'd never, not once in his Ministry career, been so overwhelmed at work that he'd had to withdraw from a situation where anyone else might have managed, and he wasn't planning on breaking that streak today. "I'm good. Thanks." He rubbed a hand over his face again. "Reckon one molecule of caffeine might finish me off." So maybe that comment had been ill-timed, given the circumstances, but Jake was spared(?) the need to linger on it, thanks to the arrival of Senior Undersecretary Fletcher. Hufflejock. Champion. Ex-dorm-mate. Acting Minister. What a day. "Right. 'Course. No problem." Jake glanced at Vivi again, then the door to the holding cell, and back at Fletcher. Small talk over? Good. "We've got a sixteen-year-old kid in custody. But the situation's a bit confusing, and also he's my kid." So, the Glitterpuff could maybe see, that while Jake was not freaking out at all right now, if he did suddenly decide he was partial to the idea, it would not be totally unwarranted. "James brought them in, saw some of what happened. I wondered if you might... advise? Maybe sit in on the interview, if you have the time." Really, Jake wanted to get in there and talk to Nem first, for all the good he expected it would do. Perhaps it would be best if he didn't, but even a minute, just a minute to get an idea of their state of mind and see that they were otherwise okay, would be enough.
Oh yeah. Also. "Sorry to bother you with this. Any other time, I'd get the department head's input." But. Well. That was a bust, so going higher had made the most sense. To Jake, at any rate.
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