Here you go @crazy-fruit. BEHOLD, an actual update!
Manford certainly didn’t waste
any time dropping off a near-empty box of loose papers and folders at Cassian’s
desk.“Better you than me, Andor,” he
said with a smile, but Cassian knew better than to take that grin at face value.Cassian’s face remained neutral
as he nodded curtly. “Yes,” he responded, lifting the box off his desk to stop
the dirt from further tracking on his papers and dropping it unceremoniously
onto the floor between them. “It really is a shame that competency isn’t your
strong-suit, but it’s always nice to know I’m able to help.”Manford straightened up. “Come
again, Andor?”“Oh, well, it’s not so bad,” Cassian
shrugged. “At least you won’t get fired for it.” He returned the smile with one
of his own- a politician’s smile, of course- and patted Manford on the
shoulder. “As long as you don’t kill someone, right?”His colleague dusted Cassian’s
hand off and chuckled lightly. “Don’t be silly, Andor- we both know that suspension’s
just for show. The boys at Devonshire will still have their jobs when the dust
settles.”“You’re right,” he said, trying
his best not to hide his contempt for Manford’s laidback attitude on the
matter. “It’s all for show.”“Don’t work yourself to death,
though,” Manford pointed out as he headed for the door. “Precincts always need
little angels like you and Little Miss Sunshine here-““Hey!” Bodhi cut in.
“-so the show can go on.”
Cassian bit the inside of his
cheek to stop himself from lunging at Manford, settling instead for watching
the door shut.“Don’t let him get under your
skin, Cassian,” Bodhi said soothingly. “The man got salty; Manford’s wrong.”He shook his head. “That’s
precisely the problem, Bodhi,” he sighed.The problem is that Manford is right.
The Right Key – Chapter 3 – SleepyKalena – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) [Archive of Our Own]
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