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what was tweaked and how it
was translated for the poor research schmucks. After that she
explained what she did to it, and in which stage it was passed on
to Jasmine and Kate. Finally she went over the assembly line she
wanted to create, getting Sean’s nod that it was the most efficient
approach that would also work for him.
When she was done, she looked at Jasmine and
Kate in turn as she said, “In the future, I want you two to get
familiar dealing with Ben, Judy and Marcus on your own. Less hands
in the pot means the less muddled the logical brain can make
creative thinking.”
“If we decide to stay and work this hard forever,” Jasmine said,
shaking her head.
“You will,” Krista replied, turning a page
on her note pad. “Sean will talk you into it. And if he fails, Ray
will.”
Krista looked up again, noticing Sean’s eyes
glued to her. She got an unexpected jolt of pleasure before she
turned red and looked away. His gaze stuck.
“And if he fails we will torture and
possibly kill you unless you change your minds,” Marcus
finished.
“Finally,” Krista continued, staring at
Jasmine to stop an oncoming joke, “the result goes to the Captain,
where he and Ray pitch the idea to John. John tells the Captain he
is all wrong, at which point Ray steps in with a rope-a-dope. The
saga ends with John telling our fearless Captain to make the pitch
to the client. The end. Any questions?”
There were. A lot, actually. Even Sean had a
few, wanting to better understand how Research got all their data.
He was no doubt thinking about future projects, intending to demand
a change in the way the information was acquired. Throughout the
entire question-and-answer segment, Krista had to silence the jokes
and stop the chatter. With Marcus and the girls teaming up, there
was no end to their fun.
Correction: there was an end to the fun;
her name was Krista.
When everyone was finally satisfied, Krista
looked to Sean for any last comments. She was surprised to see him
and Ray staring with open mouths. Sean recovered first, shook his
head to clear it, and said that was good, everyone go back to what
they were doing.
“Look at all the notes I took!” Marcus
exclaimed. He tilted his notepad to Krista like a child showing off
his drawing.
“Now what will you do with them?” Judy asked
in mock wonder.
“Frame everything, probably,” Jasmine said
dryly.
“I just might,” Marcus walked out with Ben
and Judy.
Krista followed suit, her mind on half a
dozen things she still needed to do. When she got back to her desk,
she realized she was being followed. Sean was taking a seat in one
of her visitor chairs.
“You stalking me?” she asked as she checked
her email.
“Yeah. I was hoping to catch you naked.”
“You gotta drill a hole in the bathroom for
that. I’ll show you the one I did in yours.”
He smiled and rubbed his eyes. “Where did
you learn to hold meetings like that?”
“That is the standard procedure when dealing
with Jasmine and Kate. And now Marcus. You give them an inch, they
will never get anything done. You tell them what to do with a firm
hand, they will work their asses off.”
“It was impressive.”
“Thanks. I learned early, as you heard, that
A’s meant calming the beasts.”
“I see. How would you feel if I made you
second in charge? People listen to you where they don’t listen to
Ray. Hell, even Ray looks to your lead when I’m not talking.”
“Do I have to?”
“Yes. But I thought asking was nicer.”
“ Ugh! Fine. Hey, what are you doing after work?”
A brief look of wariness and confusion
crossed his face. “Is there an after?” he asked.
“Yeah, and it’s right before bed. You wanna
go for a run? I have a great way to relieve stress and regenerate
energy. Plus, you can give me a ride home so I don’t have to brave
public transportation. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but public
transportation in San Francisco is the pits.”
“Hmmm. I’ll probably be
was translated for the poor research schmucks. After that she
explained what she did to it, and in which stage it was passed on
to Jasmine and Kate. Finally she went over the assembly line she
wanted to create, getting Sean’s nod that it was the most efficient
approach that would also work for him.
When she was done, she looked at Jasmine and
Kate in turn as she said, “In the future, I want you two to get
familiar dealing with Ben, Judy and Marcus on your own. Less hands
in the pot means the less muddled the logical brain can make
creative thinking.”
“If we decide to stay and work this hard forever,” Jasmine said,
shaking her head.
“You will,” Krista replied, turning a page
on her note pad. “Sean will talk you into it. And if he fails, Ray
will.”
Krista looked up again, noticing Sean’s eyes
glued to her. She got an unexpected jolt of pleasure before she
turned red and looked away. His gaze stuck.
“And if he fails we will torture and
possibly kill you unless you change your minds,” Marcus
finished.
“Finally,” Krista continued, staring at
Jasmine to stop an oncoming joke, “the result goes to the Captain,
where he and Ray pitch the idea to John. John tells the Captain he
is all wrong, at which point Ray steps in with a rope-a-dope. The
saga ends with John telling our fearless Captain to make the pitch
to the client. The end. Any questions?”
There were. A lot, actually. Even Sean had a
few, wanting to better understand how Research got all their data.
He was no doubt thinking about future projects, intending to demand
a change in the way the information was acquired. Throughout the
entire question-and-answer segment, Krista had to silence the jokes
and stop the chatter. With Marcus and the girls teaming up, there
was no end to their fun.
Correction: there was an end to the fun;
her name was Krista.
When everyone was finally satisfied, Krista
looked to Sean for any last comments. She was surprised to see him
and Ray staring with open mouths. Sean recovered first, shook his
head to clear it, and said that was good, everyone go back to what
they were doing.
“Look at all the notes I took!” Marcus
exclaimed. He tilted his notepad to Krista like a child showing off
his drawing.
“Now what will you do with them?” Judy asked
in mock wonder.
“Frame everything, probably,” Jasmine said
dryly.
“I just might,” Marcus walked out with Ben
and Judy.
Krista followed suit, her mind on half a
dozen things she still needed to do. When she got back to her desk,
she realized she was being followed. Sean was taking a seat in one
of her visitor chairs.
“You stalking me?” she asked as she checked
her email.
“Yeah. I was hoping to catch you naked.”
“You gotta drill a hole in the bathroom for
that. I’ll show you the one I did in yours.”
He smiled and rubbed his eyes. “Where did
you learn to hold meetings like that?”
“That is the standard procedure when dealing
with Jasmine and Kate. And now Marcus. You give them an inch, they
will never get anything done. You tell them what to do with a firm
hand, they will work their asses off.”
“It was impressive.”
“Thanks. I learned early, as you heard, that
A’s meant calming the beasts.”
“I see. How would you feel if I made you
second in charge? People listen to you where they don’t listen to
Ray. Hell, even Ray looks to your lead when I’m not talking.”
“Do I have to?”
“Yes. But I thought asking was nicer.”
“ Ugh! Fine. Hey, what are you doing after work?”
A brief look of wariness and confusion
crossed his face. “Is there an after?” he asked.
“Yeah, and it’s right before bed. You wanna
go for a run? I have a great way to relieve stress and regenerate
energy. Plus, you can give me a ride home so I don’t have to brave
public transportation. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but public
transportation in San Francisco is the pits.”
“Hmmm. I’ll probably be
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