**Elias, fresh from the tunnels, burn powder still on his fingertips as he sifts through employee files for his Next Archivist as a beach gremlin combs the shore for uranium sea glass while his often-lost-at-sea lover offers him moral support and a fresh cuppa.**
Elias, daintily sipping his tea: Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Peter Lucas, trying to be helpful: What about this one? Good qualifications and already knows the Archives well?
Elias: *Takes Sasha's file, glancing at it* Hmmmm... No, I don't think so. Too similar to the last one, AND-
Elias: *tosses it onto the 'no' pile with a dramatic flourish*
Elias: -repeats are boring.
Peter: Oh! Uh, okay. Well, how about this one? *picks up Tim's file, adjusting his reading glasses* An encounter with the Circus and some lovely lingering trauma from watching his brother get killed by a famous clown?
Elias: *considers, but shakes his head* Easy on the eyes -
Peter: *snickers*
Elias: -but unpredictable. Can't risk another failure, AND his lack of interest in investigating anything other than Nikola's lot makes him... less than ideal.
Peter: Ah, yes. Good point. *Reaches for Martin's file*
Elias: No.
Peter: *Pouts with the best pleading puppy expression his weathered face will allow* But he's one of mine! And he's ever so eager to please!
Elias: Ah, but does he have the guts for it? Can you look me in the eyes and tell me he can handle doing whatever needs to be done? Even if it involves insects or confrontation?
Peter: *Thinks about it, then makes a face*
Elias: Exactly.
[BEAT]
**Peter's eye snags on a file buried at the bottom of the heap, the corner barely poking out**
Peter: Luv?
Elias: *Sipping his tea again* Hmm?
Peter: *Pointing* What's that one, there?
Elias: Which one? *Follows his gaze* Oh!
Elias: *Pulls Jon’s file from its hiding place*
Elias: *Squints at it*
Elias: *Whips a black light out of nowhere and the file glows, covered with spider's webb*
Elias: *EXCITED GASP!!!!*
Peter, excited and hopeful: Is it???
Elias: *Looks to his husband and nods, a brilliant grin lighting his eyes (to match the glowing green of the file)* Yes, it's him! We've found him!
Elias: *Sniffles, wiping away a fluorescent tear* Our Special Little Boy!
