Introductory Briefing
Within the SW-4 Station's 18th floor, the rookies were continuing their conversations. Among them, Maeve and Cory were the most talkative. Such was only the case due to Cory's bubbly temperament and her ability to run her mouth without rest.
"Oh wow, so you don't like overly girly clothing huh?! Heh-Heh, that's the complete opposite from me! I love skirts and dresses. The more elegant the more I feel like a princess from some fantasy world!"
"I don't dislike them, I just prefer to wear pants instead."
Cory giggled softly, her voice like that of a sweet melody. In an attempt to suppress its volume, she raised a hand to cover her mouth. Seeing such, Maeve could not help but find Cory's joyous expression beautiful.
"You must be a tomboy then…"
Cory examined herself slightly before adding playfully.
"Oh well with these uniforms we all appear like tomboys."
Overhearing her say such, the man situated to her side chuckled and interjected.
"Nah, it looks sexy! Really badass too!"
Just as he said such, he got elbowed by another of the rookies.
"Dude stop trying to talk to her, she is way, and I mean WAY above your league!"
"Huh? So what, a man can't aim above his weight class then?!"
The two men, seemingly already having known each other, forgot about the two girls and began an argument discussing the nature of weight classes in all its contexts. Maeve had not even realized what occurred but since she saw Cory giggling at the two of them, she figured that this little social monster had already made everyone here her friends.
She is quite skilled…
Maeve thought with a hint of admiration.
That bustling soon halted when the steel door suddenly slid open and a beautiful figure stepped forth. It had all occurred so quickly that everyone froze for a moment before rapidly adjusting their seating postures.
Instantly they all turned no different than mutes.
The sole individual to not react was the man situated at the row's end. He merely continued upon his relaxed state, only caring enough to open his eyes.
The figure meanwhile, curled her lips slightly.
"Hello everyone, I'm Inspector Alina Krutova. You may refer to me as Inspector Alina, or Inspector Krutova. Whichever way suits you best is fine with me…"
Alina fell silent, scanned each person with a set of tired eyes, then nodded.
"I see that some of you have already taken advantage of the style leeway that was stated within your starting letter. Please note though, while you may omit certain things from the suit, the pants and shoes must always be worn properly. I also saw that you all arrived in a timely manner. Good, good. Be sure to keep that habit up and save yourself the scolding… Now then, while I normally would take time to hear an introduction from all present, I am too worn out for that kind of thing today."
As if on cue, Alina's soft lips parted to yawn.
"I have already read through all your reports and— Well, we will be discussing certain details within the individual contract signing that will follow this introductory briefing."
Alina's focus seemed to linger upon three figures in particular. Two of which were currently sandwiching Maeve.
"Individual circumstances aside, your first two days will be spent informing you of all of the details regarding not just the internal structure of the NSRA but also detailed information regarding the supernatural and espers. From what I read, some of you already know quite a bit while others are still mostly in the dark. If you were wondering why none of it was elaborated in the academy then understand that anything regarding the mystical forces of our broken world is considered top secret. Only now that you have graduated do you qualify to know of these things."
Alina took a step to the side and elegantly gestured to the door.
"That said, if you choose to stay then know that your first tier confidentiality clause will be upgraded to third tier. That will come with strict restrictions that if violated will result in serious consequences both with the NSRA but also The Holy Light Church since our contracts are blessed by the light priests. If that is something you have a problem with then congratulations, you just wasted 4 years of training and can leave now."
She waited, however none present showed a hint of being bothered by her statement. Nodding in satisfaction, Alina's smile seemed to deepen slightly.
"Good. No turning back now. If you stay and try to not sign the work contract later then you will be arrested and locked up without a trial until the end of time."
Seeing the faces of a few rookies shift uncomfortably, Alina chuckled.
"I'm joking, we are not so corrupt that we will deny you a trial. Though it will be one rigged against you."
Having gotten the reactions she wished for, Alina stopped her joking and reached into her pocket. She retrieved a silver bracelet and equipped it on her wrist. The bracelet's center began to emit a blue light that resembled digital code before, with a wave of her hand, a holographic projection appeared.
It was that of the words: NSRA.
"First things first, the basics. The NSRA is one of Bastion's three armed powers alongside The Police Force and The Army. NSRA is an acronym that stands for: National Supernatural Response Agency, however to the public it stands for: National Special Response Agency. Be sure to never confuse yourself…"
Alina did a slight hand wave and the holographic image changed to show two icons.
"The NSRA is divided into two divisions: The Aberration Containment Division and The Monster Hunting Division. All of you present are classified under the first division and are called: ACD Active Officers."
She made another hand gesture and turned the projection into a 3D rendition of the building they were presently on.
"There are 4 stations within each district and they oversee its northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast areas. The center meanwhile is then overseen by The Minor-HQ which acts as the head of the district's NSRA presence. Currently we are in the SW-4 Station. It's a 50 story tall building and it houses both divisions. As active officers you have access to any of the first 24 floors, though if you don't have business on the other floors then I advise against being a nuisance. The training ground is located on the 25th floor, while the lab is on the 26th. Floors 27 to 46 belong to The Monster Hunting Division. Only support officers assigned to those higher floors may enter, along with the enforcers. The remaining topmost floors are for the administration of the station—"
She swiped her hand and the display of the building disappeared. Replacing it were a few icons all linked in an ascending order.
"Within the NSRA there are ranks which bring with them responsibilities and authorities. At the bottom are the support officers. They are people who have chosen to assist inside our offices rather than risk their lives in the field. Their contribution is crucial and mistreating them will result in your dismissal. There are roughly 100 support officers within floor 18 and you as active officers have the right to request for their assistance, though they can refuse the request if they are too busy."
Arlina made a gesture with her fingers and the projection zoomed into the active officer icon before expanding into a long list of flowing text.
"As active officers you will be under the supervision of an inspector, typically 5 per inspector. However, due to some circumstances I alone will be overseeing your training period. That aside, your role is to assist the inspectors in the field. To do this effectively you will be taught to use mystical tools like charms and you will have access to Advance-Grade weaponry. The better you perform then the higher your chances are at earning salary bonuses or WVO-Credits."
With another motion of her slender hand, the text expanded on the WVO acronym.
"WVO stands for: work value only. Their usages vary but I can assure you that they will come in handy. There are also Merit-Points which are given by your supervising inspector to your work file. The higher the number, the greater the chance that you will be considered for a promotion. If you are chosen then you will become a provisional inspector, a direct disciple of an inspector…"
Alina took a moment to rest her voice. At the same time she did a grasping motion which made the holographic display crumble into an orb of information. It hovered in the air before then splitting itself into ten identical orbs and shooting forth to the rookies. Maeve felt a vibrating sensation on her left thigh. She then sourced it back to the black card she had been handed, its surface now shimmering with dancing code.
Alina confirmed that everyone had received the information before she clasped her hands together.
"Those cards are scanner cards, You can upload the code they record into any NSRA network to witness the information. This was only an introductory briefing so the smaller details will be found there. For now we will be moving on to the contract signings."