|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- CARNE'S MOISTURE DETECTION FRIEND--CUP 14--"CONVENIENCE STORE" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Carne's Moisture Detection Friend  ||  -------> (Cup SRcm014, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Cool offices of I Rule Films. "Hey," Pacer said to the secretary, "I'm here to see Donamin." "What's your name?" "Pacer." "Pacer? Pacer..." "Look, it's just Pacer. Can you tell him I'm here?" "And where are you from?" "From? What do you mean?" "What company?" "Oh. Yeah, okay. I'm from Lemon Darkider Industries. I'm uh, y'know, gonna be your boss's boss. So I guess I'll be your boss too." The secretary raised an eyebrow, and made an expression as if to say "so what?" "I'll tell him you're here." she said. Pacer walked around and looked at some of the posters and things on the walls. After about a minute, the secretary spoke. "You can go in now, Mr. Pacer." "In? He's not gonna come out to greet me? Who does this guy think he is?" Pacer started walking toward the door the secretary had motioned to, but then Donamin Roostal came out. "Oh, hey!" Pacer said. "Hi." Donamin said, and he shook Pacer's hand. "Let's go in, shall we? Marsha, hold all calls while I'm in conference with Pacer here, okay?" She nodded. Pacer followed Roostal into his office. "Take a seat wherever you like." Roostal said. "Okay." Pacer said, and he sat on a couch. Roostal sat in a chair across from the couch, with a little coffee table between them. "You want anything to drink?" Roostal asked. "You got any Yoo-Hoo?" "Um--I think we might. Hold on." Roostal said, and then he took a tiny cell phone out of his pocket and punched in a number. "Uh, Amy? Hi. Listen, I have a very important guest, and I was wondering if you could rustle up a few Yoo-Hoos? And get me three americanos? With the lids. Yeah. Okay." "You got Yoo-Hoo here?" Pacer asked. "Um, I don't think so, but there's a convenience store right downstairs, so it's no problem." "Haha, you're above a convenience store. That's cool." "Yeah, it's pretty convenient, actually." "No, I mean like from Twin Peaks. You know, like the evil people, they lived above a convenience store. The midget and shit? You know." "I actually tried to watch that show a few times, but I just didn't get into it, to be honest." Roostal said. "It really was a good show. You should try to check it out again." "I'll consider doing that." "Cool." Roostal stroked his beard. "So," Roostal said. "I guess we have some things to discuss here..." "Okay, let me put it to you this way, Donamin--I know Carne was like he was gonna give you all the money, no questions asked or whatever, but we really have to get a few things straight, especially since we have to pay all the money back to Jay Pime, eventually." "He's not gonna miss it." "Hey, it's not my place to judge that," Pacer said. "It's in the contract, and there's nothing we can do about it." "I had a contract with Jay Pime, too. But he screwed me over, big time." -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----