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The timing of the press conference and his announcement had been carefully planned.

Later that day, waving to the cameras and media captures filming for the evening's newsfeeds, Gabriel and Regan Tam had left Londinium on the first stage of their trip, prior to beginning the outward-arcing tour towards the Border and Rim. The first stop, of course, is Osiris -- the planet that Gabriel Tam represents in Parliament, and the location of the Tam family estate.

Home, in other words.

Still, even a brief vacation at home has its obligations and opportunities, and Gabriel is Osiris's member Senator on the Council of Seven, after all. The first town hall open meeting had been scheduled to take place in Capital City, the evening after their arrival.

He'd seen to it that his security personnel had been informed prior to the announcement as a courtesy. It should have given them plenty of time to arrange matters, and in fact it had.

However, that was before anyone had realized that the Senator would see fit to make a point of declaring his clear confidence regarding his personal safety and security. As a consequence, unbeknownst to Gabriel, hidden cameras trained on all entrances and exits from the venue have been hastily activated in order to keep track of all attendees, each of whom is undergoing an automated ident-scan.

One can't be too careful, after all.

Date: 2010-04-09 01:58 am (UTC)
dr_j: (although pratfalls can be fun)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Signed up for the news aggregators that he is, it's not really like Jordie could miss the part where his very own senator was going to be in the neighborhood for a town hall meeting.

And since he's quite sure that he's never casting a vote for Gabriel Tam to save his life, clearly it's only morbid curiosity that brings him into the heart of downtown (where he feels like that to fit in he'd best be wearing a three-piece suit, which is why he's cheerful in denim and a shapeless, battered corduroy jacket) and through the security checkpoint to a seat by the wall of the house. (Stage right.)

He's got no intention of opening his mouth or announcing his presence (or, for that matter, to tell Simon that he came). He's just here to watch the spectacle.

Date: 2010-04-09 02:38 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] walk_ins
It had taken Magdalena Conti and Bajian Li less than three hours after Tam's public statement of confidence to hold an emergency consultation and to jointly inform their respective teams that the first person who allowed even the slightest breach in security would regret it in ways that defied description.

No one had doubted it for an instant, then or now.

As a result, when the facial recognition program running in conjunction with the identity scanner bleeps an alarm and flashes up a screen titled LLEWELYN JORDAN, the tech at the monitoring station is on the comm to the nearest floor guard before the report even finishes scrolling.

Date: 2010-04-09 02:48 am (UTC)
dr_j: (and tell us all about it)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
It's his usual problem at these things, or any kind of seated performance: he's got too much knee for the seat. He shifts, a little uncomfortable, bending over his datapad, trying to make up his mind. It's tempting to take notes and cross-reference to the personal scorecard he keeps on his home server, but then again -- that's not why he's here, is it.




The tap on his shoulder, and the suit the tapping finger belongs to, would suggest that maybe it's not clear to everyone else exactly why he's here, either.

Jordie aims a glance at the stage, and allows himself a momentary wry smile. "Flash your identcard upon entry and suddenly the whole 'verse is your friend," he says, cheerfully enough. "What can I do for you?"

As soon as the words are out of his mouth, he pauses for a fraction of a second, letting the realization hit him: he's missed being a pain in the pìgu at events like these.

Date: 2010-04-09 05:04 am (UTC)
dr_j: (so sing a song about it)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
The disturbance is standing over by the wall, with three suits (whom he towers over), making no fast movements, answering questions with aplomb and saying, over and over, that he's here to see his elected official in action, as is his right, and would they like him to contact the VFD? Because he's got them on speed-dial, and there was this girl he dated once who's the executive assistant to Jerome Olafssen and he's got her on even speedier-dial --

Date: 2010-04-09 05:28 am (UTC)
dr_j: (A MORALITY TALE)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Really, Jordie's face says, his expression somewhere between cynicism and curiosity.

And a little surprise, too.

The chief suit says something (very stiffly) in as much jargon as possible about his permanent record making him a probable security risk.

Jordie immediately, and visibly, stifles a grin.

Date: 2010-04-09 05:47 am (UTC)
dr_j: (well you're right - there is)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
"Oh, it was the most fun I've had in months," Jordie says cheerfully -- and leaves it at that, moving to return to his seat.

Now that's one for the scorecard.

Date: 2010-04-09 05:57 am (UTC)
dr_j: (maybe you're not invited)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Jordie does elect to keep the datapad put away as the town hall starts; he doesn't join in the applause. He doesn't ask questions, either.

By all appearances -- which is the point, isn't it? -- he seems to take in everything Tam says like a sponge. A very critical sponge. His gaze doesn't waver.

Which is the point. He's positive they're still watching him, regardless of what Tam said to them, and he's expecting further trouble. It's the kind of situation that makes him want to get a little truculent.

But just a little.

Date: 2010-04-16 04:44 am (UTC)
dr_j: (in prison or in hell)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
The question is, of course, how much truculence he can get away with without getting himself bound by law.

For now, he'll settle for waiting for everybody to exit the aisle -- and how convenient it is that he's on the end, where he can put his feet up on the seat in front of him, pull out his datapad, and check for new waves.

And while he's doing that, he'll also verify his rights courtesy of the VFD node (and you'd better believe that Jordie has that bookmarked for easy access), and prepare a few talking points for when the suits approach him again.

Date: 2010-04-16 04:56 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] walk_ins
After hearing the report about the fiasco at the beginning of the evening, Bajian Li had decided to make sure that the team learned something from the experience.

He's watching the screens depicting the flow of human traffic out of the hall when he spots the man from earlier. Stifling a sigh, he calls the attention of the same team members who'd overreacted before to the continued presence of this particular individual.

"Since we have the opportunity at hand, let's go over this again. What's the correct response in this scenario?"

...

Five minutes later, one of the security team members approaches Jordan, trying not to grit his teeth or let his face show anything but a professional demeanor.

"Sir?"

Date: 2010-04-16 04:58 am (UTC)
dr_j: (although pratfalls can be fun)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Jordie looks up with his very sweetest smile on.

"You rang?"

Date: 2010-04-16 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] walk_ins
"Senator Tam's chatting with a few people backstage," he says, neutrally. "He'd like to invite you to join him, if you have any interest...?"

It's clear from the perfect blandness in the invitation that he's very much hoping Jordan will decline.

Date: 2010-04-16 05:07 am (UTC)
dr_j: (well you're right - there is)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
One after the other, he pulls his feet down from the seat, peering up at the suit.

"Isn't that interesting," Jordie muses -- and makes his movements clear: he's sending a textwave. "Well. Just let me inform my nearest and dearest of my current whereabouts -- because you really can't be too careful, can you -- "

And snaps his datapad shut. "So now that they know exactly where I am and who I'll be with." Another smile -- this one pleasant. "Are you going to demand another scan before he begs for my vote due to your team's actions which may in fact be actionable? Or can we just proceed so I can get on with my evening fomenting riot and corrupting the youth?"

Date: 2010-04-18 02:55 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] walk_ins
"No, sir," he says -- still neutrally, although it's getting harder to do. "Nothing of the kind."

He murmurs something into his wristcuff, then gestures with deliberate politeness for the annoying bastard to proceed. "If you'll come with me, please?"

Date: 2010-04-18 03:04 am (UTC)
dr_j: (and tell us all about it)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
At least he doesn't grin outright as he tucks his datapad inside his jacket and gets to his feet.

It's easy enough, if he puts his mind to it: while he doesn't expect that he's going to be taken outside, he'd be an idiot if he didn't at least think about it.

(He did actually send the wave to his aunt and to the head of the Fremont clinic he works in, weekends.)

Date: 2010-04-18 03:35 am (UTC)
dr_j: (I was swimming could hardly stand)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Jordie's gaze sharpens a little.

He slips his hands in his pockets and looks with raised eyebrows at the suit.

Date: 2010-04-18 03:57 am (UTC)
dr_j: (less seven comes to three)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
For a second, surprise is plain on his face -- but then his expression lapses into more relaxed cynicism, and he meets the other man's hand. "Senator Tam. I might have to question your sincerity, only I think your friend here might object. What did you want?"

Date: 2010-04-18 04:35 am (UTC)
dr_j: (drill a tiny hole into your head)
From: [personal profile] dr_j
Easily: "What exactly did they tell you about me, Senator?"

He realizes, distantly, that he feels extremely uncomfortable. Almost nervous. It's not fun any more, he thinks.

Time to get truculent.

"Because I don't think you'd have pulled me back here after what happened out there if you didn't already know I have the time. Frankly, I'd be surprised if your people hadn't already determined what I had for dinner, and while I'm always up for trading recipes, I find it difficult to believe you'd have any use for me other than the method to my Nuevo Mexico red."

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