"I see. Well, fair enough." Hal responded, as he filled out the papers... what he could of them.

"All right then." he said.

"I've filled out all that I need to." he told her, pushing the papers forward.

"All that's needed is your part." he went on.

"Sign where you need to, and you'll be hired."

"All right then." Hal replied.

"Now, if you don't have an account with the bank down the street, I suggest you get one post-haste." he advised her.

"We work closely with them, so you should have no issues making an account. And since you now have ID, there'll be no issues." he continued.

"That being said, maybe wait until they're open tomorrow." he suggested.

"And come back with direct deposit information, please." he then added.

"Good." Hal replied.

"Oh, right, seeing as the direct deposit information will take some time to process, your first pay will be in the form of a paycheque." he told her.

"I hope that's all right." he said.

"Oh, yes, and as an employee, you have access to all areas of the Unit now." he then added.

"Also, you'll need to be moved into employee dorms."

"It shouldn't take too long." Hal told her.

"The biggest difference is that employee dorms are a little bigger, and have more electrical outlets for personal devices." he shrugged.

"I can get you help if need be." he offered.

"Azazel can help if you need it right now." he said.

"He usually stays late when Aedan's out on a mission." he chuckled.

"Ah, indeed." Hal replied.

He then told her where her new dorm was, how to find it, and how to get there.

"It'll be a simple move." he told her.

"And it'll be unfurnished, in the sense of no sheets and such. So feel free to take those from your current dorm." he said further.

"And welcome to the Unit."

Hal paused for a moment.

"Ah, yes." he said.

"I suppose my mana presence WOULD out me as a djinn to you." he reasoned with a small laugh.

"But yes. Yes, I am a djinn, as you already know." he commented.

"And yes, I AM overdue." he confirmed.

"May take a half-day tomorrow, depending on how I sleep." he admitted to her.

Hal just sighed lightly, and smiled.

"Depends on what SHE has to say about it." he told her, in relation to her 'lovin' comment. He'd noticed that she had developed a bit of an attitude since being here... which was definitely a good thing. It showed that she was becoming who she was meant to be. Who she never had a chance to become.

"And one more thing." he then said.

"In private is one thing, but now that you're hired, 'Agent Sharp' is how you should address me in general public here." he informed her.

"Or 'boss'... 'chief'... as others have called me... whatever you fancy. I'm not too rigid about things like that." he admitted with a shrug.

Hal watched her leave, and sighed quietly.

"Well... Hollie will love to hear this." he said.

He then did some quick math in his head, and realized it was close to 4:30am where Hollie was... assuming she was in Wales. For all he knew, she was visiting her brother.

He decided not to actually call her, but text her.

Whenever you get this, I have some news you'll want to hear, and I'd like it to be face-to-face. he sent to her.

Hal was silent as he read the text, and sighed.

Depends on your brother's attitude towards me currently, I suppose. he sent in response.

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She was waiting for about 10 minutes, when Hal stepped into the receptionist's area.

"Oh, Agent Hazel." he greeted her.

"Sorry, my receptionist is out at lunch right now, and I was getting some errands done." he explained.

"There something I can help you with?" he asked, making his way to the door to his office and opening it.

"Your pay?" Hal asked.

"Sure, I have time." he told her.

"Come in." he said.

With that, Hazel got up and made her way into the office. Hal shut the door behind her, and made his way to his desk, sitting down behind it and booting up his laptop.

"What's the issue?" he asked.

"Do you feel we're not compensating you enough for your services?" he asked further.