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Post by mohinder on Mar 24, 2009 23:06:54 GMT -5
March 24th, 2009Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, DC
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Post by melissa on Mar 25, 2009 21:52:46 GMT -5
Yet another cabinet meeting! Did these things ever stop thought Melissa to herself. She shook her head, stupid question Melissa, of course they didn't stop, you work for the god damn government what do you expect she scolded herself. Ever since Tracy Strauss' untimely demise, Melissa was promoted to Chief of Staff and she found herself busier than ever.
Melissa also had a little soft spot for President Petrelli, but she knew he hadn't long came out of a strong relationship with Tracy Strauss before she was killed, but she definitely flirted with him, whether he picked up on or not she wasn't so sure.
This time she wasn't late either, which was a blessing even though there was already somebody there, when she took a closer look she realised it was Mohinder, the Secretary of State. She had a coffee in her hand and sat down, "Hi Mohinder" she began giving him a smile, "How was your trip away?" she asked, hoping he had a good time even if he was away on business as was always the case with Mohinder when he was away what with his job here.
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Post by mohinder on Mar 26, 2009 0:04:24 GMT -5
Mohinder wasn’t paying attention as Melissa: The new Chief of Staff showed up. He got an e-mail that Tracy had died and that Nathan had appointed Melissa the new Chief of Staff. Mohinder thought that it was a good move. Melissa was a good person and she would be probably the best one at it.
Sure Tracy did a good job, but sometimes the replacements or the appointees were good. He didn’t know and wasn’t going to think on the subject. He was just the Secretary of State and dealt with international relations and really didn’t have to worry about what the hell was going on DC.
Of course, he should worry about what was happening in DC. A global recession/economic crisis. It just wasn’t new. It was the same old crap, that the nation was in last year when Bush was in office. It sucked and he was glad that he could at least clean up the corruption that Bush had built up.
Mohinder looked at Melissa as she asked about his trip. “Oh it was wonderful, just talked with some leaders from Pakistan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt” he said with a slight smile “Though Pakistan wasn’t impressed with an Indian-born being the Secretary of State, my birth country is still angry at Pakistan for that Mumbai incident last year” He said shaking his head.
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Post by melissa on Mar 26, 2009 22:41:50 GMT -5
Melissa smiled as Mohinder spoke about his time away, it sounded to her like any other normal trip away on business. Boring but required. Purposeful but non exciting. Melissa was still quite taken aback that President Petrelli had appointed her as his new Chief of Staff, in a way it did make her wonder if he had noticed her fleeting glances to him, however, whether he did or he didn't, she wasn't about to complain about getting a higher position at the White House.
"Sounds like you had a good time away, that's good to hear" she said as she smiled at him and wondered how long it would take for the rest of the cabinet members to arrive. It seemed funny that she was normally always the late one, and now here she was with a promotion and being on time and wondering where the others were. Quite funny when you thought about it.
When he spoke about Pakistan not being too impressed at him being the Secretary of State due to his culture, Melissa found herself shaking her head. "That's awful, sorry to hear that" she said as she reached across and placed a hand on his arm, "They just don't know how good a man you are" she said to him warmly.
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Post by mohinder on Mar 27, 2009 9:16:05 GMT -5
Mohinder Suresh wondered what had happened while he was gone. It was kind of lame to even wonder about that. He had the transcripts to see what was going on while he was gone. He just hated the transcripts. Most of the transcripts that he received via e-mail was kind not making any sense and he was just glad to be back in the states.
“Yeah, I’m just glad to be back stateside,” he said as he wondered if any of the cabinet members were going to show up. He was kind of getting antsy over it. He wasn’t annoyed. He just wanted the meeting to start. He had missed these meetings and hated to get the transcripts from the interns at the White House.
He sighed as he nodded at her. “Yeah, it’s just awful” he said as he looked at her place her hand on his arm. Why did everyone do that to him? He wondered to himself as he chuckled, “I guess you’re right, they will be seeing a lot of me, so they’ll have to get used to it” he said in a soft tone. It was true they would have to get used to him.
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Post by melissa on Mar 27, 2009 12:41:37 GMT -5
Melissa nodded her head, "I can imagine you are glad to be back stateside" she agreed, Melissa liked to get away from the States and go on a holiday ever since she'd left Scotland for America, but she also liked to get back home after a trip away as well, even if it was a trip back to her original roots.
"Of course they will have to get used to it, and if they don't, well then they'll have me to answer to, because there is no way that we're changing the Secretary of State just to suit them" she said in a soft voice.
It was funny, here they both were for a meeting and they were the only two to show up so far. The first meeting that Melissa had actually been on time for and everybody else was late apart from herself and Mohinder. Funny how the world worked sometime she thought to herself.
"So, what happens if none of the other guys turn up?" she asked, after all they couldn't exactly have a meeting with just the two of them, could they? It was a Cabinet Meeting, that meant that all members unless they had a valid reason, should be there. Not just she and Mohinder.
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Post by mohinder on Mar 27, 2009 16:52:46 GMT -5
Mohinder smiled, “Yeah, glad to be back” He said with a slight nod. He liked to get away from the States also. He was from India, but there was no use in visiting India anymore. Though he did visit his mother while he was over there. That certainly surprised her. “I did visit my mother, got some good home cooked meals” He said with a slight chuckle. Certainly that was the brightside of his trip.
“I could always send my deputy Secretary of State” He said with a slight nod. It was true. He could always send his deputy or he could send someone else, “We could always send pretty-boy, Vice President Jason Moore” He said with a slight chuckle again. That country would be scared shit out of Jason. He was the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense.
“Well, you think President Petrelli would show up” he said shaking his head. He wasn’t sure what they would do if no one showed up. “I’m sure we could get the others to show up, I could get Moore to come here, I know he has been tweeting the entire day” He said with a slight laugh. “That website is so addicting”
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Post by melissa on Mar 27, 2009 21:06:39 GMT -5
Melissa smiled at Mohinder when he said he was glad to be back. He then told her he had paid a visit to his mother. Her smile brightened again, Melissa would give anything to be able to visit her parents when she was away on a trip to Scotland, but her parents had died in an accident when she was a teenager.
"That was nice you visited your mother" Melissa said in a kind voice, "I bet she was really pleased to see you and lucky you getting good home cooked meals" she added, and then without realising it, in a sadder voice she continued with "I wish I could visit my parents and still get lovely home cooked meals."
Melissa laughed a little when Mohinder spoke of sending the deputy secretary of state or as he put it, pretty boy Vice President Jason Moore. "Yeah, might be an idea" she said with a sigh and then "nah as much as they're good, why the hell should you? They just have to learn to deal with you." Some people just weren't worth your time she thought. You couldn't get a nicer person than Mohinder, just because of his colour and nationality it was disgusting.
Melissa rolled her eyes and laughed, "Well yeah, you would think President Petrelli would be here, it's his bloody Cabinet Meeting after all" she said her Scottish accent stronger than usual because she was a little annoyed. "Well if you think you can haul Jason here, it might be worth it" she said, just so they had more than the two of them, then maybe something looking more like a meeting might actually happen.
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Post by mohinder on Mar 28, 2009 17:29:36 GMT -5
“Yeah, I guess it was nice to see her” He said with a slight nod. It was great to see her again and she was kind of pleased or so he thought. He thought that by coming over unannounced that his mother would be happy, but he just wasn’t sure. She seemed a bit of shocked that he would come over.
Perhaps that was good. He always tended to call and this time he just randomly showed up. It made his day, but he knew that his mother probably didn’t care. She was still upset with him of what he did at the end of last year. He hated to admit that what he did was wrong, but relationship wise he was back on the home team.
He looked up at her as her voice turned saddens. “I’m sorry” He said in a sympatric tone “I didn’t mean to bring up that” He said not knowing that her parents were still alive and what not. To be honest, he only had his mother and that was the only parent that he liked. He worshipped his father, but his father didn’t seem to care about him.
It was sad.
He nodded and laughed a little. “Ha ha!” He exclaimed shaking his head. Why the hell would he think about sending Jason Moore? That kid was insane and what the hell was Nathan Petrelli thinking when he picked that kid as his running mate. There were many people who could fill that job, but he went with the PTSD patient. “You’re right, they’ll just have to get used to me” He said with a smirk.
“Exactly” He said with a slight nod. “He is the one who arranged the meeting and yet he hasn’t even showed up” he just shook his head in disappointment. He really expected the cabinet to be here. But it was just him and the Chief of Staff. Perhaps the jetlag was kicking in? He laughed as he thought perhaps that was good idea. He took out his phone and dialed Moore’s number, but no one answered. “Geeze…”
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Post by melissa on Mar 29, 2009 22:25:02 GMT -5
Melissa just gave Mohinder a warm smile when he said that he guessed it was nice to see her. She imagined it was more than just a guess, but she decided not to dwell on it. Dwelling on topics could get boring. Of course she had said sadly about wishing she could visit her parents and still get home cooked meals, she hadn't expected Mohinder to feel bad about it though.
"It's alright Mohinder, my parents died in a terrible accident when we were all on holiday in Thailand. They were drowned by a tsunami, I've been scared of water ever since" she said explaining why she was so sad referring to the whole, wishing she could visit her parents and get cooked meals thing. "I can talk about it alright, it's just little things like that, which kick it all back" she added with a weak smile.
"Of course they will" she agreed with a brighter smile when he said they would just have to get used to him. They weren't about to go changing staff just because somebody didn't like Mohinder's country or nationality.
"Maybe we should try to contact President Petrelli" Melissa said softly, after all, there really was no point in having a cabinet meeting with no members, and even if they were going to be the only two there, Nathan had to be there at very least. She watched as Mohinder tried to contact Jason, but when he said geeze, she had to figure that he got no reply. "No reply I gather?" she asked.
Oh well, what were they both to do? Just sit and talk about the daisies?
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Post by mohinder on Mar 30, 2009 7:37:28 GMT -5
Dwelling on topics could get boring and he was glad to see his mother. He was. He just didn’t expect her to cook a lot of shit for him and the rest of his team. She probably was in more shock because she had guys in black suites surrounding her house. Yep, life as a Cabinet Member was surely different than what he was accustomed too, but he got used to it.
Mohinder listened to Melissa as she explained that her parents drowned by a tsunami in Thailand. He shook his head. He knew about the tsunami he had friends lost in that tsunami. Of course, the tsunami that they could be talking about was probably a different one. “Wow, I’m sorry, I too lost people in a tsunami, it was the big one back in 2006” He said shaking his head.
Mohinder nodded. Those idiots Politian’s would have to get over him. No matter what his race was. He really didn’t care. If they never got over him, but for the next four years – they were just gonna have to get over it. “Yes, they will” He replied, with a soft tone.
“I guess we should contact him” He said wondering where the rest of the Cabinet members would be. It just seemed odd that it was only him and the Chief of Staff and the Chief of Staff of all people should have knew what time the meeting was. “Nope” He said looking down at his watch. “Shall we go raid the Oval Office or the residences?”
He needed something to do and he wasn't going to sit around in the Cabinet room and do nothing. He hated doing nothing and he needed some action. So perhaps, if they tracked down Nathan. They could start the damn meeting. He wanted the meeting to start. But it would have been nice if someone were to tell them that the meeting was cancelled.
It was just common sense for that to occur. But no no one cared about common sense in this decade. All they wanted to do was make people -- like them look like idiots and just stand in the middle of the Cabinet room and just talk amongst themselves as if they were the only people on the planet.
Stupid jet lag.
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Post by melissa on Mar 31, 2009 22:43:58 GMT -5
"I'm sorry too" Melissa said, when Mohinder told her he had lost people in a tsunami as well. However, Melissa lost her parents in a tsunami earlier than 2006. "I guess Thailand is accustomed to tsunamis, because I lost my parents in on in the year 2003 or 2004, it was a treat for my twenty first birthday, the trip to Thailand, I just happened to be lucky to get out of the water on time, but it's left me scared of open water" Melissa explained in a soft sad voice.
Melissa was glad Mohinder agreed they would get used to him, not that it mattered, as she thought earlier, they would not be changing his title, so everybody would just have to suck it up. Besides, Melissa thought Mohinder was one of the most charming men she had ever met in her life.
"Yes, we should definitely contact him" Melissa said, and then grinned when Mohinder suggested raiding the Oval Office or residences. Well if he was going to be anywhere other than his own Cabinet Meeting, he might be there. "Sure" Melissa said, as she began to laugh, getting up from where she was sitting, it sure as well was better than just sitting around waiting for people to show up who might never show up.
She walked to the door, and then turned to see if Mohinder was following, "Coming then?" she asked him with a grin. It was sure better than sitting around waiting for President Petrelli and the other members of the Cabinet to show up.
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Post by mohinder on Apr 1, 2009 8:29:03 GMT -5
Mohinder listened to her speak about the tsunami. So it wasn’t the big one. Well, that was good. So many people including his friends were lost in that disaster. It was sad. However, many people moved on with their lives. He lost many good friends, but he moved on remembering them. “That region is accustomed to tsunamis” He said shaking his head. “Well, at least you’re safe right now, you know?” He said with a smile.
Mohinder nodded. He was in fact didn’t care if they got over him or not. They were going to have to deal with him and he wasn’t going to quit just because of their attitude towards his home country. He was an United States citizen – not an Indian citizen anymore.
He nodded when she agreed that they raid the Oval Office or the residences. The President had to be somewhere and he couldn’t have gone far. He had to be in one of those places and he was going to find the President. “Good” he said as he watched her get up. He also got up and grabbed his drink.
“I’m coming” He replied as he walked away from where he was sitting and walked towards the door with his drink in hand. He wasn’t going to leave his drink. He was quite thirsty and he was going to take it with him. “Let’s try the Oval Office first” Mohinder suggested as he drank his drink and headed out the door towards the Oval Office.
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Post by melissa on Apr 3, 2009 20:11:02 GMT -5
"It's sad that it's accustomed to such things" Melissa said shaking her head sadly, but she did have to agree with him that she was safe now, and unfortunately no matter how difficult, life carried on after death. So Melissa had to get over it and just get on with life. "True, I'm safe, and that's all I can wish for right now" she agreed, after all she might have been up in heaven with them right now, if somebody hadn't managed to pull her to safety.
She watched as Mohinder lifted his drink and was happy she agreed to go in search of Nathan. Melissa went to the water cooler and poured herself a glass of water and sipped on it, her throat was dry from talking about her past. She grinned at him again when she watched him following her. He asked for them to try the Oval Office first and Melissa thought that to be a good idea.
"I agree, he's more likely to be there than anywhere else after all" she said with a smile and a nod of her head as she stepped out of the Cabinet Room and heading in the direction of the Oval Office. It would only take them around five minutes to get there. "So, what do we do if he isn't there?" she asked, the only other place he'd be was the residences.
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Post by mohinder on Apr 3, 2009 21:59:42 GMT -5
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