16. THE COMMISSION

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE COMMISSION

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE COMMISSION

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You never thought you would be back here. But here you were, back at the Commission.

You and Five could hear indistinct chatter as you were walking with The Handler towards the Commission's headquarter.

"I must admit, Number Five and Number Eight. In all the time that I've been here, I've never met anyone quite like you two" The Handler said "Hello, Handler" a man said as he walked past the three of you.

"Hazel and Cha-Cha, for example, are talented, certainly, but...they can't see the big picture. Both of you spunk, your enterprising spirit, well, it reminds me a great deal of myself, if...I may be so vainglorious" she said before the three of you walked up the steps that lead to the front door of the headquarter.

"If things work out for you two here, you could potentially make a fine successor" she said before you entered the headquarter.

As soon as you enter, The Handler took off her jacket before handing it to a man.

Both you and Five haven't missed this place and you just wanted to get out here as fast as you could.

"I'd like to discuss the logistis of our family's safety at your earliest convenience" you said as you and Five followed The Handler up the stairs.

"As well as the bodies replacement" Five said "Such chutzpah. It's refreshing, I'll admit. Slow down, you two. All in good time. In face, now that two finally agreed to work with us, we've got all the time in the world" The Handler said as you both walked up to next steps before you turned right in the hallway.

"The Commission works in support of a delicate balance between the time line of events and mankind's free will" The Handler said as we walked past the briefcase room causing you and Five to look at the room.

"The briefcase is no longer part of your kit. Free your mind. You two are management now. One of us" she said as you walked past the room and The Handler continued to show the two of you around the headquarters.

"Alright, anyway. All the people on this floor are case managers, each one responsible for one major event at a time" she said as you and Five looked into a room filled with people that was all sitting by their desk while typing on a typewriter.

"So many of them" you said "Impressive, isn't it. Being part of something...so grand" The Handler said as they could hear indistinct chatter and phones ringing.

"Come along" she said as she walked away and the two of you walked after her.

"Whenever someone chooses the wrong path and the time line is changed, the Commission gets a report from field agents on the ground. These field reports are sorted and assigned to a case manager. They determine if anyone needs to be...removed from the equation to assure that their even happens as it should" The Handler explained before the three of you walked into the tube room.

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