Meetings Are Important

“Look closer.”

“What are we supposed to see?”

“Just be quiet for a second and look and think.”

“Are... are we in a cage and he's free?”

“What? No, that's stupid. He is definitely in a cage, but the cage is not what you think.”

“Ahh. The cage is his mind.”

“No.”

“The cage is society.”

“No.”

“The cage is precariously balanced on the branch and with the first strong breeze it will fall and, um, that's a metaphor for... life?”

“Look—the cage was put here deliberately, and that's because it's a message. And that message is... anybody have a guess? The message is war!”

“War?”

“War! We are at war! The next phase is here! Finally!”

“Who are we at war with?”

“Who? Haven't you been listening at the meetings? We have enemies everywhere! Everywhere! Why is one of you bigger than the others?!”

“Uh-oh.”

“A spy! Get him!”

“You'll never win!”

“Wow, look at him go.”

“Why didn't you guys attack?”

“I don't know, he seemed cool.”

“Oh, you thought he was cool? Well, watch what happens when I push the cage over.”

“No, wait... holy crap! It was a bomb?”

“Do you see what we're up against now?”

“We really should pay more attention at the meetings.”