to be fair, it dies quite often; because for all of graves' dedication to keeping the country safe using whatever means necessary -- these days, so much crime has been shifted to cyberspace -- there are times when he just forgets to charge his personal phone, thanks to the long hours he keeps and the non-stop meetings he's been to.
today is one of those days, a perfect storm of non-stop meetings, consultations and investigations; and while graves is still contactable via his tablet and laptop (and the secure line that ensures that the upper echelons can get to him whenever necessary), the director is unfortunately unreachable outside of the official arena.
this hasn't been a problem for him until six months ago, when credence actually decided that maybe a relationship with graves doesn't sound all that bad (the jury's still out on graves' end considering his track record with people, but he's only human and he's got nothing to lose and everything to gain with credence).
this hasn't been a real problem until now, although graves is blithely unaware of the storm currently brewing in his penthouse. he arrives late, the chauffeur dropping him off at his premises at one a.m. in the morning, fifteen minutes after the conclusion of his conversation with the current POTUS, which makes him almost physically ache for a strong drink between his hands and a good night's sleep.
he comes home, the doors sliding shut behind him. is credence asleep yet? he usually isn't. the young man is as much of a night owl as he is. ]
β so what is right
to be fair, it dies quite often; because for all of graves' dedication to keeping the country safe using whatever means necessary -- these days, so much crime has been shifted to cyberspace -- there are times when he just forgets to charge his personal phone, thanks to the long hours he keeps and the non-stop meetings he's been to.
today is one of those days, a perfect storm of non-stop meetings, consultations and investigations; and while graves is still contactable via his tablet and laptop (and the secure line that ensures that the upper echelons can get to him whenever necessary), the director is unfortunately unreachable outside of the official arena.
this hasn't been a problem for him until six months ago, when credence actually decided that maybe a relationship with graves doesn't sound all that bad (the jury's still out on graves' end considering his track record with people, but he's only human and he's got nothing to lose and everything to gain with credence).
this hasn't been a real problem until now, although graves is blithely unaware of the storm currently brewing in his penthouse. he arrives late, the chauffeur dropping him off at his premises at one a.m. in the morning, fifteen minutes after the conclusion of his conversation with the current POTUS, which makes him almost physically ache for a strong drink between his hands and a good night's sleep.
he comes home, the doors sliding shut behind him. is credence asleep yet? he usually isn't. the young man is as much of a night owl as he is. ]
Credence?