Rachelle Hampton

Wow. Okay. After high school, Grace went to a good college, but she graduated right into the 2008 recession. So that was when she moved back to the island and started working for her dad, Elijah, who manages a little collection of vacation rentals on the island that are notoriously shitty. Oh, no.

Wow. Okay. After high school, Grace went to a good college, but she graduated right into the 2008 recession. So that was when she moved back to the island and started working for her dad, Elijah, who manages a little collection of vacation rentals on the island that are notoriously shitty. Oh, no.

Tourists are always complaining about leaks and exposed wiring, but the island's code enforcement officer is married to a William, so nothing really ever gets done. I'm sensing a pattern. I'm sensing a pattern. Keep that pattern in your mind. Oh my goodness. Okay. All this to say, Grace's appointment to fire chief makes Kennedy just a little bit nervous.

Tourists are always complaining about leaks and exposed wiring, but the island's code enforcement officer is married to a William, so nothing really ever gets done. I'm sensing a pattern. I'm sensing a pattern. Keep that pattern in your mind. Oh my goodness. Okay. All this to say, Grace's appointment to fire chief makes Kennedy just a little bit nervous.

Sure, Grace is competent, but if 10 years on this island have taught Kennedy anything, it's to be prepared for everything, especially when a Williams is involved.

Sure, Grace is competent, but if 10 years on this island have taught Kennedy anything, it's to be prepared for everything, especially when a Williams is involved.

How are you feeling so far? Do you have any immediate concerns? Your boss is about to be a 24-year-old.

How are you feeling so far? Do you have any immediate concerns? Your boss is about to be a 24-year-old.

Well, the thing is, at first things honestly go just fine under Grace's leadership. They're maybe even good. Oh. Like, everything is very organized. A bunch of physical paperwork and records that had been sitting around since the late 90s was finally digitized. Another fire hazard removed from the fire department.

Well, the thing is, at first things honestly go just fine under Grace's leadership. They're maybe even good. Oh. Like, everything is very organized. A bunch of physical paperwork and records that had been sitting around since the late 90s was finally digitized. Another fire hazard removed from the fire department.

Yeah. Grace signs herself and Kennedy up to be CPR instructors for the first responder course that all the emergency services volunteers go through. Does Kennedy necessarily have time for this with a preschooler at home? Who's to say? But it's a worthwhile endeavor, so Kennedy is mostly fine with it.

Yeah. Grace signs herself and Kennedy up to be CPR instructors for the first responder course that all the emergency services volunteers go through. Does Kennedy necessarily have time for this with a preschooler at home? Who's to say? But it's a worthwhile endeavor, so Kennedy is mostly fine with it.

What Kennedy isn't fine with is the way her duties as assistant chief slowly start getting eroded. The first thing to go is Kennedy's responsibility to order inventory, which she's been doing since she was named assistant chief two years ago. But Grace's reasoning for taking over inventory ordering made sense. Sort of.

What Kennedy isn't fine with is the way her duties as assistant chief slowly start getting eroded. The first thing to go is Kennedy's responsibility to order inventory, which she's been doing since she was named assistant chief two years ago. But Grace's reasoning for taking over inventory ordering made sense. Sort of.

Grace thought that since the budget was ultimately the chief's responsibility, it made sense for her to have discretion over how the funds were allocated. What do you think of this rationale?

Grace thought that since the budget was ultimately the chief's responsibility, it made sense for her to have discretion over how the funds were allocated. What do you think of this rationale?

Kennedy is not sure how she feels because ordering inventory did take up a lot of her time, which you notice. She's busy. But the thing is, Kennedy didn't really mind. Kennedy is one of those people who's just like an absolute slut for paperwork. She loved to send a little email. She loved renewing the fire department license.

Kennedy is not sure how she feels because ordering inventory did take up a lot of her time, which you notice. She's busy. But the thing is, Kennedy didn't really mind. Kennedy is one of those people who's just like an absolute slut for paperwork. She loved to send a little email. She loved renewing the fire department license.

She actually really only joined leadership because Clara had needed a hand with the admin work. And ordering inventory was one of Kennedy's favorite tasks. She got to listen to a little podcast and shop on someone else's dime. And this is why Kennedy kind of starts to get that feeling in her chest.

She actually really only joined leadership because Clara had needed a hand with the admin work. And ordering inventory was one of Kennedy's favorite tasks. She got to listen to a little podcast and shop on someone else's dime. And this is why Kennedy kind of starts to get that feeling in her chest.