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[This is entirely Zhu Li's fault.

For being missing, obviously.

If she weren't missing he'd be able to find anything. Because just at the moment he can't.

Everything is just dark and disorganized and he has no idea what to do on his own and this calls for a brainstorming session pronto.

But then of course his pole is missing.

It is those reasons and no other which has now resulted in Varrick hanging upside down off a telephone pole in Avatar Korra park.

Yep, just that.

No he's not crazy.]

[ Working for Varrick has always had such a steep learning curve. Like, how formal or informal is appropriate? Will anyone ever realize he still has no idea how to tie a tie? What exact brand of paper works best with the company printers? How do people take their coffee again?

Or a lot of the steepness could come down to the fact that Bolin is very enthusiastic, energetic, and friendly as all get-out, but not the most naturally adept at office work or environment-navigation. Finding a rhythm took a while. Especially remembering copier logins and getting phone numbers written down without having to ask for them twice.

He's still trying to figure out an accurate way to describe what he even does as an assistant when Zhu Li seems to kind of... do everything. He files things sometimes???? When there's a company-wide memo he gets to pass the papers around to every floor??? Sometimes Varrick loses his thinking pen and he has to pick up an awkwardly-shaped cabinet so he can get it back??? Heavy lifting seems weird for this kind of work, but whatever. There's something nice about a full workday of just being around to do whatever someone in the vicinity happens to need somebody there to do. Assisting is a fulfilling career tbh.

Plus, Varrick's really cool. Sometimes frustrating, or confusing as hell (or both at once), but cool. He's pretty hard to beat for company, which is more than Bolin could normally say for people who hire him. but lbr he has probably been hired for his butt before, it's just who he is. Varrick is just also the only employer who saw reason enough to keep him on for an extended period. Which pays out in the long run with increased competence and better chances to catch him in softball pants or something I don't know it's 1am.

Whatever, he's got your 8:57 coffee in one hand, a folder in the crook of one elbow that he probably could've left at his desk, and morning energy, made to order. ]

Hey, boss! Okay, so, got your coffee. Which was pretty good timing because I need to see you, so I figured two birds with one stone and all. [ Plus this means a better chance it hasn't gotten Too Cold between the kiosk and the office door. He plonks it on down in the appropriate place like a total pro wow wow. ] Couldn't help but notice that my filing cabinet's gone.

[ Inb4 he figured it out when he literally dropped a file onto the ground because he was in a morning groove and forgot to pay attention. ]

Kinda need to know if someone had to commandeer it again, or if is this more of a serious stolen-paperwork thing that ends in a security seminar.

[One fine day, Varrick's schedule is interrupted by a certain Avatar. She pushes the doors of his office open and walks right in.]

Hey, Varrick. You busy right now?

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office aus it to heck

ACTION deal with it