Fic Update: "Another Piece of Blue, Part Five"

[mark_asphodel]

 Today wasn't terrible by any means but it did leave me drained and frustrated.  Basically, I spent the day immersed in corporate politics (the CEO came to visit), navigating rival cliques whilst trying not to offend any of them, naming guilty men, and fretting over how to save people who are their own worst enemies.  Also one of my former supervisors just got sidelined with Stage Two cancer, but I feel really weird and conflicted over it and not upset so much.  She's a complicated person to deal with and this, from my limited perspective, is one more complication.  

The final work-related phone call of the night was especially soul-crushing.  A friend of mine who is now in management is in an HR disaster up to her eyeballs and the best and most honest advice I could give her was something that runs against the grain of both her conscience and mine.  Unfortunately, when threats of legal action come into play, being nice and compassionate to the wounded party may only make things worse.

Anyway, here's the fifth and final chapter of "Another Piece of Blue."  I'll write notes later.  Right now, I'm just too tired.

Comments

[myaru.livejournal.com]

Freaking hell, I'm sorry that hit you all at once. So early in the week, too. Ugh.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

The suck pretty much continued today. There's just a point at which you know far too much about too many people, because you have to know it, and then you realize that even if you step down from your position and go back to being "normal" you'll STILL know too much about everything.

I just keep on getting deeper and deeper into it, with the stakes getting higher and higher. I mean, the CEO is dealing with hundreds of millions of dollars and the lives and livelihoods of thousands of people, but I'm at least dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars and the lives of a couple hundred people. OW!

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

*stops in quickly before heading to the store*

Sympathies for the corporate politics (speaking as a fellow sufferer), but congrats on another Another. :-D

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Thank you for both!

[penandpaper71.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear to hear how rough your week has been so far. I hope that things improve soon.

I was happy to see the conclusion of the fic posted. I enjoyed it, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to give you a proper review as I'm too tired now. I'm sorry to see this series of fics coming to an end (Well, technically you mention that you plan to write one more fic for it) as there were a couple other fics from this fic universe that I'd hoped to see completed, but I understand your decision and I look forward to whatever you choose to work on next. ^_^

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to see this series of fics coming to an end as there were a couple other fics from this fic universe that I'd hoped to see completed

"Song for a Fallen Kingdom" is A-priority in the series. Next in line would be "Widening Gyre" about the Whitewings during Minerva's rule in Macedon. After that... I just don't know if I have it in me for something of the length of APoB or "Homecomings," especially not if OCs are involved. We'll see.

Thanks!