D O M I N U S
This was the tale of Burt and Niles.
Niles was the head of research and development within Arakyd Industries. He had painstakingly clawed his way up the ladder, sacrificing many years of...well, having a life to do so. He gave up his marriage for the job. His kids. Everything. Just to be the one who called the shots...just to be the one who didn't get chit on by the higher ups. Now, of course there was always going to be someone he answered to, but as department head he at least got treated like a human being.
Having given up so much, Niles was the type of man who took his job very seriously. He wasn't an unreasonable fellow, nor was he a tyrant. He simply expected things to be done right and did his best to fix any problems immediately. Sometimes, that included butting heads with terrible workers. Workers like Burt.
Burt was the sort of guy who did the bare minimum in life. He barely made the cut to get his technical certifications and only got into Arakyd by family ties. Burt was practically untouchable because of it; for who would have the stones to go toe-to-toe with a Board member over his employment? Needless to say, Burt rarely did his job, and when he did it was half-assed.
Well, somehow Burt got on the roster to build the Sentinel...and Niles was not happy.
Niles was the head of research and development within Arakyd Industries. He had painstakingly clawed his way up the ladder, sacrificing many years of...well, having a life to do so. He gave up his marriage for the job. His kids. Everything. Just to be the one who called the shots...just to be the one who didn't get chit on by the higher ups. Now, of course there was always going to be someone he answered to, but as department head he at least got treated like a human being.
Having given up so much, Niles was the type of man who took his job very seriously. He wasn't an unreasonable fellow, nor was he a tyrant. He simply expected things to be done right and did his best to fix any problems immediately. Sometimes, that included butting heads with terrible workers. Workers like Burt.
Burt was the sort of guy who did the bare minimum in life. He barely made the cut to get his technical certifications and only got into Arakyd by family ties. Burt was practically untouchable because of it; for who would have the stones to go toe-to-toe with a Board member over his employment? Needless to say, Burt rarely did his job, and when he did it was half-assed.
Well, somehow Burt got on the roster to build the Sentinel...and Niles was not happy.