“This is all terribly exciting. I
can't tell you how pleased I am, after all these delays, to start
this meeting.”
“Is he being sarcastic?”
“What's that?”
“Nothing, sir!”
“He's sincere. Just low energy.”
“What?”
“Sorry, sir, we were just comparing
notes.”
“I know we're out of practice, but
let's focus our attention, please. Now, what is the first item on the
agenda?”
“The war, I believe, sir.”
“The war. Indeed. Is there a war
going on?”
“Everybody seems to be talking about
it, so I would say yes.”
“Who are we fighting?”
“I'm not sure there is any fighting?
It just seems to be groups forming alliances against common enemies.”
“Sir, it has come to my attention
that we haven't chosen a side. Various groups have been waiting for
us to make a decision. Like the window washers.”
“Who?”
“Look over there.”
“Good gravy, have they been there
this whole time? How disconcerting. Very well, let's choose a side.
Do we have any offers?”
“The lawyers have suggested an
alliance.”
“And we're not lawyers?”
“I'm not a lawyer. Are you a lawyer?”
“I didn't think so, but I wanted
confirmation. So we're... I want to say, business...meeters...?”
“Executives.”
“Business executives, that's right.
We are business executives. So, yes, I think we should ally ourselves
with the lawyers. Any objections?”
“It's what the window washers were
expecting.”
“Who?”
“The people outside there.”
“Oh, yes. I see they're going away
now. Is that good or bad?”
“I'm not sure. They were talking
about cowboys earlier.”
“Oh my god, I love cowboys!”
