Order Only: Private Message to Alice and Remus

[alt_sirius]

Well, that was ... interesting.

Alice, I do think we should perhaps simply meet Ridley for a summit. Too much back and forth is bound to lead to problems. More than a few.

Anyway, she's not half glad to confirm that Bill's a sympathiser, she clearly fancies him more than just as an office mate, and so does he, though I think neither of them are willing to admit it.

Which means I'd be happier if neither of them were directly involved in negotiating. Particularly given how free she is with her affections. And all those middle-of-the-night private messages, if they mean what I think they meant.

She mentioned that it's 'convenient' for the two of them to converse during the day but in their eagerness to please each other we might find ourselves agreeing to something we can't afford.

We'll have to see what Dora thinks. I think she might be willing to jump from DogStar if given the right motivation. But it might be to our advantage to leave her with one foot in each group, too.

Comments

[alt_lupin]

Meet her in person? Kingsley will be thrilled.

Private message to Padfoot

[alt_lupin]

Everything okay? You've got the look of a dog who thinks he's about to get swatted for the mess the toddler made.

[alt_alice]

Thank you, Sirius.

I think that while it might be convenient for them to communicate as a point of contact, further negotiations do require a bit more direct communication with Ridley at least as we're getting started.

I'm rather ambivalent when it comes to Ms Lamont's loyalty -- I think were she to maintain her contact with Dogstar, I'd be cautious about trusting her with certain things, and would anticipate that Ridley would hold her primary allegiance. However, I see the value in having regular communication between us, and having that be potentially a real step forward.

And we're in agreement that having them working closely together might have its own set of problems and ought to be carefully thought through -- I've had enough challenges with sorting out whether Bill's head has been in the right place recently.