IC Contact

[fourlevels]

"Hi! This is Viktor Nikiforov!
Please leave a message!"

Comments

[sleight_of_hand]

It doesn't seem that hard tbh.
Problem is keeping staff right now.
Not all of them were really thrilled with the old owner just up and leaving.
But you've got charisma out the ass.
I know you'll reign them back in.

[fourlevels]

I think I remember seeing 7 of them?? unless there's more?

and what do you mean out of my ass

[sleight_of_hand]

I mean you could fart and it would probably still be charming.

But yeah, I think so. Also, there was apparently an imPort assigned as a zamboni driver, but he never showed up; dunno what's up with that.

[fourlevels]

that's just rude, Tohru

oh! I nearly forgot that was his job ... I'll talk to him about it!

[sleight_of_hand]

You know I'm right.

Who's job?

[fourlevels]

not denying the charm or charisma, but still rude

Yuuri's!

[sleight_of_hand]

:P

Ohhhhhh. Hunh; wonder why he never showed up.

[fourlevels]

probably overwhelmed when he got here then just forgot!

[ No Viktor, he wouldn't act like you ... ]

[sleight_of_hand]

Dunno about that, but I mean, if he still wants to work it, I'm not gonna say no to him.

Oh yeah, about that. I'll leave running of the place pretty much up to you. Like I said, I know less than you about running this place. Just lemme in at night to skate like I usually do and it's fine.

Any major changes would still need to go through me, but hiring and events and things like that are all up to you.

[fourlevels]

well I certainly know how to coordinate events and things like that, I've done enough ice shows over the years. But everything else??

did the previous owner leave any sort of schedule or record keeping at least?

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah, but I can't make sense of it.

It's all short hand I don't recognize. Maybe you'll have better luck with it.

[fourlevels]

Hmm

do you have it with you? can you take a picture to send?

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah sure, just a sec.

[ It's a moment before the picture goes through and... yeah, it looks like a lot of gibberish, but at least some of it would make sense for someone that hangs around a skating rink a lot. ]

[fourlevels]

[ It's a few minutes before Viktor replies back, having to zoom in on the picture and move the screen around so he can read the shorthand. ]

Oh! this looks like a standard maintenance log, the refrigerant monitoring gave it away. See the order dated about a month ago? that was new canisters coming in, 30 tanks since the stock was low. The labor showing the next day was an engineer coming in to inspect the feed pipe before changing over to the new canisters

[sleight_of_hand]

ohhhhhhh

Hunh; see, you do know this stuff pretty well.

[fourlevels]

I only know that much because Yakov used to grumble about wasted practice days when the engineer couldn't come to our home rink because it was storming too hard for him to get there. Too much ice to check the ice!

[sleight_of_hand]

lol only in Russia.

I think working together with the staff, we should be all right. Maybe Yuuri and Yuri know more too.

[fourlevels]

Ooooh, good idea, Yuuri might know more since he was friends with Yuuko and Takeshi and they run a rink back home

[sleight_of_hand]

Awesome; that'd be a big help.

[fourlevels]

I'll make sure to ask him!

[sleight_of_hand]

Excellent.

I'll introduce you to the team after our work out tomorrow then?

[fourlevels]

Okay!