Berlint City Hall (バーリント
Overview[]
Berlint City Hall features several departments, including auditing, policy, and business development. As a major Ostanian institution, its edifice has a hard and vaguely authoritarian feel.[1] At the office, many office clerks work on their paperwork. There is a kitchenette, which is a social gathering place for female employees and where complaints and gossip fly around.[2] There is also a room at city hall that only has an office desk with a phone. It is here where Yor receives a call from the Shopkeeper.[3]
Travelling on Princess Lorelei
Yor Forger, Camilla, Millie Myers, and Sharon all work in the general office and are overseen by Chief Barnes. Dominic is also an employee working at city hall. Matthew McMahon works as the Director of Policy and secretly helps to assist Yor with any issues that may prevent her from doing her work for Garden. Heymann and Vides work for the Business Development team and were taken along to support the cover story for Yor's mission to defend Olka Gretcher aboard Princess Lorelei, with both men being unaware of the trip's true nature. Jim Hayward was a member of the Finance department until he was caught selling office records and promptly arrested by the Secret Police.
Coat of Arms of Berlint[]
The coat of arms of Berlint
On city hall official documents, like identity certificates, a seal can be seen showing Berlint's coat of arms.
On the upper portion of the symbol, "Ostania" is labeled above an eagle that is spreading its wings and appears to be carrying something. Under the eagle is the shield, which bears the letter "B" on it, presumably standing for Berlint. The shield is supported by two stags, and below them are five stars centered at the bottom of the symbol.
History[]
As a cover for her civilian identity, Yor Briar began working at Berlint City Hall as an office clerk while under Matthew McMahon, who is also her supervisor in Garden. To conceal her assassin job, Yor would avoid getting close to her co-workers. However, her aloof attitude would lead her three juniors, Camilla, Millie, and Sharon, to gossip and tease about her.
Introduction Arc[]
Millie and Camilla comment on Yor's appearance
In his search for a wife to complete his fake family, Loid Forger tasks Franky Franklin to get him copies of the files of every unmarried woman in Berlint from city hall. Franky completes the task, but his break-in and theft of the files are made aware to the staff and cause gossip among the female office clerks. The topic changes to Yor as Camilla, Millie, and Sharon all talk about her being single at her age. Camilla proceeds to invite Yor to her upcoming dinner party and tells her to bring someone, which the three believe is impossible for Yor.[4]
Secret Police Arc[]
Yor realizes that she forgot to tell Yuri about her marriage
Jim Hayward from the Finance department is arrested by the Secret Police under suspicion of espionage and taken away from city hall. Millie shares the news of the arrest with Sharon and Yor, the latter of whom has begun to join them in their gossip. Camilla arrives and asks Yor if she has yet to tell her brother Yuri about her marriage to Loid, having heard about it from her boyfriend Dominic, who ran into Yuri at his apartment building. Yor realizes that she forgot to tell Yuri about the marriage and begins to panic, and her surprised co-workers wonder how she forgot for a year (unaware that Loid backdated their marriage by a year). Yuri later calls the office to inform Yor that he will be visiting her and her new family tonight. Interested in Yuri, Millie asks Yor about him, but when Yor brings up his attachment to her, Millie backs down, realizing he has a sister complex.[5]
The next day, Yor returns to work with a gloomy look and calls herself a failure of a wife, much to Camilla and Millie's curiosity. Yor goes to Sharon for advice on how to be a better wife, only for Camilla and Millie to suggest that she simply break up with the seemingly perfect Loid. The ladies hurry back to work as Chief Barnes interrupts their gossip and asks Yor to deliver a letter to the post office for him.[6]
Midterm Exams Arc[]
Yor asks her co-workers for help with cooking lessons
After assuming that a breakfast she made was so bad that it caused Loid to be in the bathroom for an entire day, Yor goes to her co-workers to ask for cooking lessons. The ladies decline for their own reasons, but Dominic overhears their conversation and states that Camilla is a great cook. At his insistence and Yor's pleas, Camilla begrudgingly agrees to teach Yor. Three days later, after work at city hall wraps up for the day, Millie and Sharon invite Camilla out for drinks, but Camilla declines to do her cooking lessons with Yor.[7]
Imperial Scholars Mixer Arc[]
When Loid invites Yor out for a date, Yor recalls a conversation with her co-workers. In it, Millie talked about how she went on a dinner cruise with her boyfriend. The ladies then ask Yor what kind of dates she goes on with Loid and are surprised when Yor tells them that they do not go on dates. Hoping to learn to convincingly play the part of a married woman in public, Yor agrees to go on this date with Loid.[8]
Cruise Adventure Arc[]
Sharon unintentionally compliments Yor
While out on a lunch break, Yor runs into Franky and helps him find a lost cat. Happy at herself for being able to help, Yor returns to work in a good mood, prompting Camilla and Millie to ask if Loid bought her a gift. They quickly become upset when Yor is simply happy, but Sharon jabs that her happiness is from finally appearing to be somewhat normal. To everyone's surprise, Yor is happy with this insult. As Camilla reminds Sharon not to boost Yor's ego, Matthew McMahon arrives to inform Yor that there is a call for her. Yor is brought to an empty office space and answers the call from the Shopkeeper.[3]
Under the guise of a work trip to entertain potential business partners for the city's economic development, Yor and Matthew board the Princess Lorelei cruise ship alongside fellow city hall employees Heymann and Vides from the business development team.[9] Meanwhile, Camilla, Millie, and Sharon continue their work as usual while gossiping about Yor and the cruise trip.[10]
The girls disappointed with Yor's souvenir for them
When Yor returns from her trip, she gifts Camilla, Millie, and Sharon souvenirs she bought on the ship. The ladies are disappointed to see that Yor brought them skeleton keychains. Camilla tells Yor that co-workers usually gift each other consumables like wine or snacks for souvenirs, but she is not surprised that Yor would gift them something like this. While Millie continues to complain about the souvenir, Sharon decides to give hers to her kid.[11]
Mole Hunt Arc[]
Camilla and Millie get stuck doing overtime work, but Yor and Sharon stay behind and help them finish. While they work, Sharon and Yor make small talk, with the former noticing how Yor has been chatting more with their group lately. Over two hours later, the ladies finally complete their work and decide to go to their usual restaurant for dinner. To the other's surprise, Sharon invites Yor to come along, and she agrees.[12]
Term Finals Arc[]
Yor stands between Millie and an aggressive Lady Patriots Society member
As part of an annual event, the city hall employees help out at the Charity Bazaar for Disabled Veterans. Yor, Camilla, Millie, Sharon, and Dominic help set up the various booths at the event while under Matthew's supervision. An incident occurs when Yor and the other ladies get into an argument with members of the Lady Patriots Society in defense of Millie over their trauma from the second East-West war. Melinda Desmond arrives to help defuse the situation and promptly leaves afterward to do her part in the event. After the event, the office clerks appear to have grown closer from this experience.[13]
Uniform[]
Berlint City Hall's work uniforms are semiformal, as most of the work there takes place in office spaces. The standard male uniform appears to be more simple as they only wear a dark-colored suit with a white long-sleeved collared shirt and tie, and can remove their suit jacket while at work. Meanwhile, the female uniforms consist of a green vest over a white long-sleeved shirt, a green skirt, and heels.
When helping at public city events, city hall workers wear a red armband on their left arm with text saying "City Hall" to identify themselves. They also appear to wear blue jackets, though workers can prefer to wear their own jackets or not wear one at all.
Trivia[]
- The design of Berlint City Hall is inspired by the Rotes Rathaus, the town hall of Berlin, Germany.
- It appears that work at city hall typically ends at 5:00 pm.[14]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Fanbook: EYES ONLY (p. 219).
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Official Guide Book: MISSION REPORT:220409-0625 (p. 93).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 43, and Episode 29.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 2, and Episode 2.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 11, and Episode 8.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 14, and Episode 9.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 24, and Episode 16.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Extra Mission 2, and Episode 26.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 44, and Episode 30.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 45, and Episode 31.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Anime: Episode 35.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 79.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 91.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 79 (p. 1).
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