#Clari: I shan’t. I wanna throw him through a window.

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@frstwomn for some super powered debriefs

“Madam President.” The man’s grin was genuine, excitement in his eyes as he was allowed to approach the leader of the country. His hand extended respectfully, with his head slightly bowed. He was not much older than President Johnson, still considerably in his prime looks wise, and dressed impeccably in a finely tailored suit.

He could kiss Senator Kelsey right now for the opportunity, though he knew the man would sucker punch him. “Dr. Jedikiah Price, President and chief geneticist at Ultra Biotech in Battery Park. I have been working with the D.O.D. on something truly special.”

[Ultra, a black budget funded project by the Department of Justice, who had an explosion just three months ago at its battery park campus, whose CEO was removed with little fanfare. Genetics and bioweapons was the earmark.]

Whispered rumors of a Connecticut campus that housed experimentations.

The younger, taller, and clean cut blond man behind him, though relaxed in posture, gave every visible cue of Jedikiah’s security. The suit was nearly indistinguishable from the kind worn by secret service, just lacking the glasses and the earpiece.

The young brunette next to the guard was petite, wearing a smart dark blue pantsuit and held a file folder on top of her tablet. She looked… well she looked irritated, despite the smile. Her eyes locked on the back of Jedikiah’s head, clearly not enthused about Jedikiah getting a lifelong wish fulfilled.

“This is my protege and my assistant, John Young, and Clarissa Tellemanca.” John inclined his head respectfully, while Clarissa stepped forward, irritation gone and replaced with a genuinely gracious smile. “Madam President.” She said with reverence.

Obviously, this was something off her bucket list… despite the circumstances.

Jedikiah took the folder from her, giving it a quick flip through before offering it out to be taken by her staff. “There is a USB drive with pertinent information regarding our project and the file contains more… more of an overview. I would love to set up a meeting to go over in more detail with demonstrations if there is time allowed on your schedule, Senator Kelsey was adamant it should be something you see, personally. And he will send someone to vet the contents of the USB, if you’d like.” He had no intention of anything malicious to the highest office of the country, after all.

As Clarissa stepped back, her eyes gave the slightest roll in her head. If the girl was trying to hide her reactions to her boss from the president, she was doing poorly.

Jedikiah, in all his excitement, clearly did not have eyes in the back of his head, but John gave Clarissa a glance, the two of them having a silent conversation through locked eyes before Clarissa forced another smile on her lips, attempting to look content. John kept watching her for a moment before gently nudging her arm with his own.