- Joined
- Jan 14, 2009
- Location
- Canada
The claims firm wasn't a bad gig all told. It wasn't a great one, but it paid well, and he had a place to hide out in the IT office most of the time. He knew his shit, and it had told on how often he was brought in to work a bit of computational magic for the officials. It was that kind of thing that had eventually drawn the head of the company's eye. He knew well enough that if the boss was eyeballing you, it was either curtains or cake from that point on. Fortunately, it seemed that his boss was more into frosting than home decor works.
Albert Baines was a man that had been told more than a few times that he didn't belong in an IT shack, not with how he was built. The frustrations of trying to explain how to care for a computer to people that had far more money than sense was like trying to push water uphill. Possible, of course, with the right tools and prep, but a lot of the time it just wasn't worth it. That led him to a gym not far from his apartment, and a fairly exhaustive workout routine. He was built, but not a linebacker or anything of the like. No, he was broad in the shoulders, and there was clear strength in him, but it was more focused, controlled. Between the treadmill, the weights, and the punching bags, he'd made himself look closer to a fighter of some kind, which suited him fine. Some people still tried to give IT a hard time. Less so when the IT guy looked like he might be able to beat the snot out of you.
Still, he hadn't imagined that he was going to be putting in extra hours, but when his boss had asked him to come to his home to check the tech security, he wasn't going to turn it down. So here he was, being driven in by his boss's driver, up to the mansion that his boss called home. IT was a large enough place, but not completely huge from the front. It spoke far more to the root of his family, honouring their roots int he deep south of the US, they'd managed to come through with most of their fortunes intact, and had stayed relatively wealthy throughout. Now though, he could have had a new house, one towering in Italian marble or better, but he'd stayed true to his past. It was something Albert could respect.
The car stopped, and let him out. The door was opened by a well appointed man in his fifties, simply nodding to him. Albert looked around, seeing his boss emerge on the second floor.
"Ah, you've made it. Excellent. Thank you for agreeing to do this." His employer said smoothly.
"And thank you for the overtime hours. I can always use the work." Albert answered easily enough. he wasn't disrespectful, but he could tell from the glance he was getting from the man at the door that his tone was far freer than had been expected.
"Yes. Well. Come this way. I'll show you where the equipment is, and you can get started." Albert nodded, and moved to follow his boss, having to jog up the stairs to catch up. It was quite a place, and he had to wonder how many people it took to keep his boss comfortable here.
Albert Baines was a man that had been told more than a few times that he didn't belong in an IT shack, not with how he was built. The frustrations of trying to explain how to care for a computer to people that had far more money than sense was like trying to push water uphill. Possible, of course, with the right tools and prep, but a lot of the time it just wasn't worth it. That led him to a gym not far from his apartment, and a fairly exhaustive workout routine. He was built, but not a linebacker or anything of the like. No, he was broad in the shoulders, and there was clear strength in him, but it was more focused, controlled. Between the treadmill, the weights, and the punching bags, he'd made himself look closer to a fighter of some kind, which suited him fine. Some people still tried to give IT a hard time. Less so when the IT guy looked like he might be able to beat the snot out of you.
Still, he hadn't imagined that he was going to be putting in extra hours, but when his boss had asked him to come to his home to check the tech security, he wasn't going to turn it down. So here he was, being driven in by his boss's driver, up to the mansion that his boss called home. IT was a large enough place, but not completely huge from the front. It spoke far more to the root of his family, honouring their roots int he deep south of the US, they'd managed to come through with most of their fortunes intact, and had stayed relatively wealthy throughout. Now though, he could have had a new house, one towering in Italian marble or better, but he'd stayed true to his past. It was something Albert could respect.
The car stopped, and let him out. The door was opened by a well appointed man in his fifties, simply nodding to him. Albert looked around, seeing his boss emerge on the second floor.
"Ah, you've made it. Excellent. Thank you for agreeing to do this." His employer said smoothly.
"And thank you for the overtime hours. I can always use the work." Albert answered easily enough. he wasn't disrespectful, but he could tell from the glance he was getting from the man at the door that his tone was far freer than had been expected.
"Yes. Well. Come this way. I'll show you where the equipment is, and you can get started." Albert nodded, and moved to follow his boss, having to jog up the stairs to catch up. It was quite a place, and he had to wonder how many people it took to keep his boss comfortable here.