Mission Complete [C]

The knock on the doorway of her office would earn the ginger's attention as she peered up from the stacks of files littering the surface of her desk. Squinting at the sight of her own door, she'd groan mildly as she mumbled to herself. "Great, what now?" It had been days since she had returned to work after taking off weeks to recover in the hospital after a certain stint of her's and as expected plenty of work had piled up during that time. Barely having time to catch up and recoup her losses, the commissioner was expending herself trying to place everything back in a manageable order.

The voice that sounded from the other side of the doorway would state themselves concisely enough, the name that was presented one that she recalled deploying to the mission in question from her hospital bed in Celestic. Sighing in exhaustion as the woman brought herself to recline backwards in her executive chair, she took a moment to ground herself. Once she had taken a breath, she spoke firmly to allow her words to carry through the doorway. "Come in."

She'd wait for the ranger in question to enter, taking in the moment of reprieve from the mountain of paperwork. Raking a hand through her vermilion locks of hair, her eyes would focus on the man as he entered. So far the woman hardly had a chance to read any of the reports for the other lake missions so she was not sure what to expect from this debriefing. "Hope you have good news for me Cole."

Would you look at that, someone that actually was respectful and requested things rather than indulging themselves. The ginger rose a brow in amusement at this before motioning for him to take the seat across the desk. "Go ahead," she'd say curtly in case he didn't understand her acknowledgement to do so. Allowing him to get adjusted, Corbin would speak on the minor details. Reports and all that were written in accordance to the protocol. While it as admirable the woman suppressed her disgust at having more reports and papers to look over. Thus at the offer of simply hearing the verbal report, Adrian would take it. It would serve as a respite for her as well while still doing work. "Ordinarily the written report alone would suffice, however as you can see I have quite enough reports on my hands to verify so give me a rundown." She'd gesture to all the papers scattered on her desk as she had said this to emphasis her current struggle.

That said the excitement in Corbin's voice would not go unnoticed, his exclamation causing the ginger to raise a brow. The legendary said to be the bringer of knowledge? "Quite a success then. Tell me of what you learned. What was the cause of the disturbances?"

Unrest and imbalance seized the region? Well that wasn’t news to someone that was overseeing the region. Still this was the first time that the lake guardians had actively done anything to show displeasure, going as far as to bring attention to themselves. Perhaps the situation in the region had gotten worse? More than Adrian herself had known about? Adrian’s expression developing into a scowl at the thought. ”I see. And we so short staffed too.”

The ginger cupped a hand over her mouth to ponder their next course of action, listening to the rest of the report all the while. The introduction of the Riolu would hardly earn Adrian’s interest as an apology was given for its presence. Unprofessional he said. ”Don’t concern yourself with etiquette. If bringing pokemon into my office is against form then I am guilty of it as well,” she’d offer with a shrug of her shoulders. Her eyes would fall upon the riolu as it waved at her, the woman until now neglecting to address the pokemon despite noticing it when they had first entered. Of course she would not return the wave but would nod in its direction before returning to the task at hand.

The name of the cadet would be kept in mind however two unknown civilians would cause the woman some discomfort. The fact they were not identified in case further investigation was necessary caused the woman to sigh. No matter, she’d address it later. ”I had heard that the pokemon that lived near the like had become aggressive so that does not surprise me. Continue.”

The ginger shrugged at the assertion, not entirely comprehending the logic held behind barring the allowance of pokemon in her office. To her, even as the commissioner, Adrian did not think she deserved any special privileges for doing her job. For sitting behind a desk doing paperwork telling others what to do while the other rangers were on the field doing what they could. "As long as they do not cause trouble, I couldn't care less." A short and sweet statement that she expected would bring an end that topic. Had it been a tyrannitar or something then perhaps the commissioner would have had an issue however, sparing another halfhearted glance to the Riolu, she doubted that anything would come of it.

Regardless the mission briefing would continue, Adrian listening to what details Corbin deemed important to impart. It sounded as if the journey was turbulent if only due to the aggression of the pokemon in the area - what she assumed to be due to their need to protect the lake spirit itself. There were quite a few amount of details that were described and honestly the woman wondered if there was any necessity to be told of these parts. Sure she had no desire to read the report but these details did not feel as if they were detailing anything significant other than the struggle itself. "Right," she'd speak curtly as Corbin paused to flip through his own report.

At the news of being told of this slab, where buttons with etched symbols were presented to be pressed, Adrian arched a brow at the news of the decided choice. Personally she would have selected the book, despite her own desire for power, if only due to Uxie's representation of knowledge... but any of those choices were likely better than actually breaking anything within the chambers of Lake Acuity's lair. "Was there anything else? You claimed that Uxie gifted you with this Riolu here. Was that all Uxie had imparted?"

For now Adrian had allowed the man the time necessary to skim through his own notes, eyeing him carefully upon each action he took. It was a habit of sorts that perhaps made her appear more intimidating than normal. Nevertheless as the ranger would respond to her inquiry, her lips would purse to a thin line. "Hm," unspoken questions would traverse her mind at the lack of that substantial piece of information. If anything, it was good that the Riolu was extracted from its confines within the cavern, but why had it been sealed there in the first place? What did Uxie, or rather all of the lake guardians, hope to accomplish? The ginger felt as if not all the pieces had added up and that knowledge made her uneasy.

Realizing this might have been reflected in her features, her brows stitched together in mental thought and her eyes narrowed as she stared forward towards nothing in particular, Adrian would release a sigh before offering a sliver of her train of thought. "That's concerning. There are too many inconsistencies. Why would Uxie order the destruction of its own cavern?" Following this up with a huff, the ginger would sit back up to brush her hand across her desk and scattering a few of the papers laying on her desk further with scanning eyes seeking something among them. There were not many reports pertaining to the lake raids in general, not many squads being sent to investigate, but she presumed that would change soon enough. "I would have assumed you had questioned the details from the cadet before having written your report. I suppose I will have to have Patty demand a report written from him as well."

And thus her attention would shift back to Corbin himself as she assumed he had concluded the end of his report. While he had indeed done well on the mission and was one of the only rangers to deliver her good news in a fairly lengthy amount of time, there were concerns that needed to be addressed - starting with the civilians. "Why didn't you ask for the names of these civilians if they had accompanied you on this mission Cole? You must know of the liabilities." Now going in with civilians did not present a large issue, her past experiences having her recall many trainers insisting on participating whether it was with the graces of the rangers there or without them recklessly. The issue was not attaining their names or any defining piece of identification if they had agreed to allow them to accompany them.

To get them out? But there had to have been an easier way for the spirit of knowledge to do such than causing such a fuss... or perhaps not if causing a natural disturbance was its way of garnering attention to itself. While Corbin attempted to provide an explanation, it was but a band aide excuse towards the problem that was presented. Had that indeed have been the case then there would be evidence confirming this. "Perhaps I'll send someone to investigate the remains soon," she'd offer after picking up a stray paper into her hands right as Corbin's report had been added towards the jumble on her desk.

No excuses, a slip of a mind his said before appending the word Ma'am to the end of his sentence. Adrian huffed in response at the term, "Watch your tongue Cole. I'll punch you in the gut if you call me that again." Why would he even think it best to use that term? Their so called positions? Adrian was younger than Corbin and she knew that, and even if Corbin didn't it felt worthy of her ire. As for the topic at hand... "As long as you understand. You were the ranger in charge so it is on your head." Crumpling the paper in her grasp with a single swiping motion, Adrian balled up the useless document and tossed it casually into the trashbin next to her. "Is there anything else you would like to speak to me on or will that be all?"