{Unified Universe Project} [Video]

[adstring_npc]

[The PCD comes on, focused on a rather orderly desk. The 'inbox' on the desk is full and Donna is standing next to it. Chairman Springsteen leans into the shot, reaching to grab and open one of the files.]

No, they all say the same thing. Reasonless panic. [He shrugs and moves it to the 'outbox.']

It's not their fault that you have them looking for anything that changes. Or that they're stupid mice, the most of them. How big is the change? [Donna's smirking and leaning over the desk, toward him. It can be noted that her blouse is low-cut, and her heels are perhaps a bit higher than are professional.]

Less than .002%. Nothing to panic over. Though the chemists are bothered. Some substance they were messing with turned into cola. [Springsteen is smirking as he rests his elbows on the desk.]

Well. This world is... [Donna shrugs.] ...predictable in its unpredictability. If they're so bothered, send some of them out. Bao wants out of her cage.

[The Chairman shakes his head.] No. I have her busy with other things.

[Donna straightens, clearly pissed off. Her lips tighten.] Another side project that you didn't tell me about?

[He snorts.] Hardly. It got approved by all of us months ago. It's just taken time to get her to head down that road. She's hardly as biddable as Morimoto was. He was useful, you know.

To a point. [She no longer looks quite as angry.] Send some of the mice out to look around, then. Ones that the snakes won't bite.

Snakes don't bite mice. They swallow them whole. [Another file gets opened; he's not paying so much attention to Donna anymore.] But some of ours should be safe. Send Andrew in on your way out. We'll pick a few.

[Slowly, very slowly, Donna adjusts her blouse. Her voice is frosty.] On my way out. There were several other things on the agenda, as you--

[The PCD times out.]

Comments

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[other-sights.livejournal.com]

[It takes him several minutes to respond to this, because he's watched it several times. The voice is measured, calm.]

When all you have is mice, perhaps you should look into employing the snakes.

[cornered-circle.livejournal.com]

[Completely missing the point]

Snakes can bite mice, can't they? Got t'keep the mouseys from running off while eating them, yes?

[kill-joo-ded.livejournal.com]

Do I get to be the snake?

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[dreams-are-mine.livejournal.com]

[Ignoring the potentially more important things? Why not?]

Oh, is it an office romance~? Scandalous~&hearts

[neodaiyoukai.livejournal.com]

Mice?

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[al_truism]

Wouldn't it be much simpler to just ask us if we've seen anything? Cooperation isn't impossible.

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[immortalservant.livejournal.com]

You should turn the Animal Planet channel on for once. [he chuckles] snakes bite their victims, whether its to inject venom, suffocate, or break their neck, and then swallow them whole.

Its rather bothersome to try and swallow something that won't stop moving.

The term you're looking for is chew. Which snakes cannot do.

Personally I'd rather be further up the food chain and be the mongoose.

But enough of that.

Care to elaborate on the part of "outsiders" and "insiders"?

[siriuslymagical.livejournal.com]

I never knew we had a mouse problem here in Adstringendum. Unless, of course, you're talking about the ill-tempered rabbits running around. Reminds me of that Muggle film with the killer bunny. You guys ever see that one?

[dualwielded.livejournal.com]

Wrong. Snakes kill the mice before they eat them.

Use better analogies for your employees.

[Someone's been reading. He's not as ignorant as he used to be.]

[bunny_flower]

... What are you plannign to have Colonel Bao do ?

[ff_red_turk]