Chapter 11: Staff room
The next day, during recess at school, Mr. Swaminathan called for Ashvini and Subhash.
They both were puzzled, though, as for their calling from Mr. Swaminathan.
They both went to the staff room, where they saw Mr. Swaminathan sitting alone at the desk, which was cluttered with fountain pens of three different colours rolling around, and a stack of assignment papers along with thick, hardbound textbooks. He was reading a newspaper, ' The Indian Gazette'
'Can we come in, sir?' Ashvini asked
He rolled up the newspaper and nodded, granted
They walked and stood nearby him,
'So, Mr. Dubey and Mr. Bakshi, how's martial arts going on?' he asked
They were stunned and frightened at the same time, hearing this,
'How does he know?' Subhash whispered in Ashvini's ear
'How do I know?' he replied
'Don't look at me like that. I'm also a member of the society and well aware of you two since before even you would have thought to be here in Xavier's,' Mr. Swaminathan said with an atrocious look on his face.
Upon listening to him, Ashvini realised with a closer look at his face, that he's the same gentleman, he noticed talking to Mr. Shantanu when he was peeking through the window of a classroom. In a white turban and gold-bordered dhoti,
He heard them talking about ' Young recruits'
Ashvini was baffled by his own conclusions that this was all planned from the beginning.
He looked at Subhash, who was even more surprised and shocked after hearing it from Mr. Swaminathan.
'Okay, we don't have much time for reactions and deductions.
I have called you two to inform you about your tasks. Soon, the I.I.L. will hand you over a mission to check and test your abilities to work for society. Take this'
He grabbed a book from his drawer and gave it to Ashvini,
'This contains details and information about the few tasks of the I.I.L.
Executed previously by the new recruits of that period.
Now, you shall be dispersed' he added with a worried look on his face, as if he's doing something against the rules.
Ashvini hides the book between his arms, crossed on his chest.
And both of them left, as they saw other teachers entering the staff room.
They went to the class, and slide in the book into his bag.
And went for the lunch, togather…
In his hostel room, Ashvini was lingering around with the thoughts of Mr. Swaminathan and Mr. Shantanu, when they were having their conversation at the school campus,
Just at instant, there was a visitor on his door, as his shadow was visible from the space, down between the floor and stiles.
The person knocks,
As he opens up the door, it was found to be Subhash.
'Have you read through that book ?' he asks
'Not yet,' Ashvini replied
'Why not? Maybe they'll be assigning us today itself,' Subhash asked
Ashvini takes it out of his, and opens up a random case
"The Role of Informant"
An Informant is a mediator between the information and excutor as well between the thinkers and information.
No Executor can directly submit to the Thinkers, neither a thinker can directly inform to executors.
The Informants also act as an advisor during the spontantous deciding situations.
Such is the case of 'VTC' an newly appointed informant
His first task was to gather information from the british police officiers and higher, about their plan of action for the upcoming protests during the Non-cooperation movement.