Pursuit of…

The night before this event went on air, Malachi had told Joanne about Awena while they sat on the terrace. 

She was shocked, but she seemed to recover well. As for her feelings about being left behind... she didn't share them.

Which her family took to mean that she was probably less than pleased.

To her credit though, Joanne was perfectly professional. She had an icy, stern demeanor that Malachi found voraciously attractive.

As she walked on stage, she was the very picture of sophistication.

Her large white wings made her look ethereally graceful and divine like a mid-century painting.

She sleeked down her pantsuit and took the podium with a dignified, time-tested authority.

Her voice contained a polite professionalism that those who lived with her almost never got to experience.

"Good afternoon. As many of you may know, my name is Joanne Gray, and I was formerly the Director of the Department of Evolved Human Justice.