To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // June 23, 2017
Subject: Not Again
What happened? I have about seven messages from Rivers on my voicemail. He’s crying in some of them. And I can’t figure out what the hell he’s talking about other than that he’s quitting. In the middle of the season, which leaves us short-handed.
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // June 23, 2017
It’s honestly not my fault this time. Maybe I was hard on the kid, but it’s not like that should come as a big fucking surprise. Look, all I know is that on Tuesday evening he was fine and Wednesday he wouldn’t come out of his room. He wouldn’t talk to anyone and he had Nguyen take him back to the mainland the same day.
To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // June 23, 2017
I would say I’d call him and try to smooth things over, but judging by those messages, it’s a lost cause. We’re just going to have to finish the season minus one assistant. Can you handle it?
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // June 24, 2017
He wasn’t that much help in the first place. We can get through the next couple of seasons without him.
To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // June 24, 2017
Hire a replacement for Rivers. If not this season, then next season. You need better staffing.
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // June 25, 2017
I wouldn’t need so much staffing if you bothered to spend more time here.
To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // June 25, 2017
Someone has to secure our funding, which isn’t easy given the eccentricities of the Center. And you don’t do public interfacing well.
What do you think happened with Rivers?
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // June 26, 2017
We both know why you don’t like coming here, and it has nothing to do with funding. Ask Rivers if you want to know what happened.
To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // June 26, 2017
Do you think he went out in the mist?
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // July 1, 2017
Maybe.
To: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // From: Dr. William Hardcastle // July 1, 2017
What do you think he saw? Do you think he told any of the others?
To: Dr. William Hardcastle // From: Dr. Vanya Kapoor // July 6, 2017
Leave it alone, Will. They don’t know anything, and neither do we.