Mother Nature Takes a Break cont.
Wehttam’s main worry was Atteir. She often went out on
a storm trip depressed.
CHAPTER SEVEN
The interviews with Clime and Eus were interesting and
informative. Cyan now had a better idea of the
personalities he was dealing with. He also had a clearer
view of the major conflicts. He understood that Nino was
causing the problems within the department. He was
curious to know just how big the problem really was. His
first interview was to be with Wehttam
“I can’t work in a depression. The atmosphere is to low for
any sort of show. She has no enthusiasm. It’s so
frustrating,” Wehttam complained.
The interview with Enyahs seemed to go on forever. The
young man talked endlessly but said very little of
importance. Cyan found him easy going and quite
amiable to all of his suggestions. It was obvious from his
statements that Enyahs was in co-hoots with Wehttam if
there was mischief to be had. However he felt that
Wehttam wanted to be in on every storm and would get
carried away with his self.
On his way to Cyan’s office Wehttam met Nino. Nino,
obviously still stinging about the threat of the new
contract, had informed Wehttam that he was not going
to sign anything.
“You can all go to Hades!” he screamed.
“We don’t have to have lightning every time there is a
storm. Sometimes Atteir and Yelhsa and I are sent out to
alleviate a dry spell. We don’t need all the fanfare that
Wehttam brings. “
“I will make sure none of you can do your jobs properly.
That nonentity isn’t telling me what I can and can’t do.
Who does he think he is?”
Wehttam replied that Cyan was the new boss.
Enyahs only had one stipulation to the board. He wanted
Nino excluded.
“You’ll do as you are told. You’re the one stuffing up the
whole system. Maybe Cyan can achieve what Mother
Nature couldn‘t.” He concluded.
Yelhsa had almost floated into his interview. He didn’t
say much but smiled a lot. Clime prodded him into
speaking. Yelhsa was also against Nino. He liked the
rest of his co-workers, but agreed with Enyahs that
Wehttam didn’t need to always come along. He also
agreed that Atteir was depressed sometimes and not
enough rain fell where they were sent or if she was teary
too much fell and flooded the area they were working.
Nino threw a punch at Wehttam, catching him on the
chin, and ran off. Wehttam, who had been caught by
surprise at Nino‘s attack, hadn’t had a chance to send a
decent lightning bolt after Nino until it was too late. The
bolt he did fire hit the ground a couple of meters from
Nino‘s feet. So much for Clime’s assertion that Nino
didn’t go around bashing people.
Wehttam and Enyahs were his heroes.
Wehttam, sparks flying, arrived at Cyan’s office in a foul
mood. Cyan learned that Wehttam and Nino had been
adversaries for more than twenty years. Over time the
two had developed an intense hatred for one another.
He felt lonely sometimes and would go down to Earth to
drift for a while watching the world go ‘round. He was
excited that a human poet named Wordsworth had even
written a poem about him…
The idea of a Board of Management appealed to
Wehttam, so long as Nino had no part in it. He didn’t
see a problem in the team work at Weather. He told
Cyan that he got on well with most of the other division
heads but found some of them had no sense of
adventure.
”I wandered lonely as a cloud.”
No matter that the poem was actually about daffodils,
Enyahs took great pride in the famous poet’s words.
He was so relaxed Cyan thought he was going to fall
asleep.
He enjoyed a little joke every now and then. His
lightning bolts from nowhere had even spawned a
saying on Earth.
“Have to strain your ears to hear that one sometimes.”
Clime had informed Cyan. “He won't want to be a
member of the board.”
“Like a bolt from the blue.”
Cyan was pleased that Clime agreed with his own
opinion.
He had laughed then, the sparks around him settling
down as his good humour returned.
The office door had just closed behind Yelhsa when there
was a disturbance in Maude's office. Thunder rolled and
Ellechim’s voice vibrated the walls. The door banged
open and in strode Ellechim, the floor trembling with her
every step.
“You gotta love it!”
Cyan looked over at Clime and saw he was trying not to
smile.
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