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YOU HAVE ENTERED THE BETA TEST OF OUR PROPRIETARY "VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ROOM OF TOMORROW"
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IN THE V.C.R.o.T. NOW
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NAKANO_GUEST
VANACEK_GUEST
RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
ANNA
JOAN
SAINT-CYR
PAUL
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san francisco
san francisco
chicago
chicago
chicago
chicago
st.louis
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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But, Mr. Nakano, Mr. Vanacek --- Kids LOV E the middle ages!
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NAKANO_GUEST
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Mr. Everett, our clients are adults.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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But Mr. Nakano, those adults have children . . .
and you know the way to a man's wallet is through his children! !
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NAKANO_GUEST
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As I said, I don't see the
relevance of a "fantasy"
approach to the "serious wine
investor."
Our mission
statement talks about the
"romance of wine," yes, and
we asked you to apply your
"imaginations" to the task of
building our website, yes,
"but"
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ANNA
(Enthusiastically)
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The historical fiction approach
is just one of many options for
your website, Mr. Nakano and
Mr. Vanacek!
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA; SAINT-CYR; JOAN)
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Imagine me squirming in my chair in horror
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Someone tell Dick to give up on ye ol' Renaissance Faire crappe!
These guys are not buying it!
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JOAN
(Secret Note to PAUL; ANNA; SAINT-CYR)
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Thou must takest the burden of telling that to our lord Dick thouselfst.
Dick hast already fired me twice today and I dare not risk a third.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Mr. VANACEK, Mr. Knakano: what we're really
talking about is theSerious wine investor's INNER child. Every one has one of those!
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ANNA
(Enthusiastically)
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I think what
Dick's trying to say is that
our team is going to give you a
powerful and unique web presence that
will clearly differentiate you
from your competitors in the on-line alcohol space.
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NAKANO_GUEST
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I believe even "inner" children are
prohibited from drinking "wine" in most states.
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL; JOAN)
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"Enthusiastically," Anna? "Enthusiastically?"
More like "kiss-asstically."
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA; SAINT-CYR; JOAN)
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Nay, nay! I shall tell Dick NOT of his stupiditie! I'm in enough hotte
water with Dick as it is
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JOAN
(Secret Note to PAUL; SAINT-CYR; ANNA)
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Boilinge oile, not hotte water.
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL; SAINT-CYR; JOAN)
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I huff . . . then I laugh
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"Kiss-asstically," Saint-Cyr? Come on!
I had to write something!
Dick's dying out there . . and if he goes down, we all go down.
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NAKANO_GUEST
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Attention, please!
Mr. Vanacek would like to "say something."
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA; SAINT-CYR; JOAN)
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I hear scary, horror-movie organ music
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Vanacek to SAY something? Vanacek never says ANYTHING!
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VANACEK_GUEST
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Can you see me pounding this table?
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You are going around in circles and my g*d d*mned
corporation is losing market advantage by the second!
Everett, are you and your team pulling
my p*d here?
Am I going to have a f*king web site ready by the time my ads are in the magazines?
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Just imagine! Hark. We hear
the trilling oif the flutes, the
clatter of tambourines . . . it's
a sparkling morning in Spring
. . . the castly awakes to a
glass of fine wine!
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ANNA
(Leaning forward alertly)
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We will absolutely be on time, Mr. Vanacek! We'll have some
good solid prototype concepts to show you by Friday!
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL; JOAN)
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Turning my head like a startled dog at the sound of human head being bitten
off by a rampant vanacek.
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VANACEK_GUEST
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Not IDEAS plural folks d*mn it,
AN IDEA!
One, good, profitable, f*cking idea!
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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Here, Paul. I wrote something for you.
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Anna imagines standing in her Chicago office window
in a simple cotton shift; the crisp mid-morning sun outlines her body
(which wears nothing but baby powder) under the soft fabric . . . her door is locked . . .
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Idea is the key word . . . let's all keepd an open mind . . .
imagination sells, Mr. Vanacek!!! !
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Anna. Yipes! Now? In the middle of a meeting?
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Paul plunges his hands into a basin of cinnamon-&-clove-scented oil that
has been warming all morning over a candle; he kneels behind Anna in her office and grips her ankles gently . . .
he showly slides his perfumed grip up her calves, watching her simple cotton shift gather, fold by fold, on
his muscular forearms . . .
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Yo see, imabgilgnation is the HALLMARK of
what goes on here in the VIRTUGAL Conference Room of Tomorrow! THisis the wave of the future!!!
Like' i"lve said, we'd be glad to let you have a free beta test version for your own
organization, FREE of charge!!
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL; JOAN)
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YE GODS! Don't let him trot out the bullet
points!
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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The bdenifits of our Virtual Conferen e Room of Tommorrow
can be summed up in these HANDY Bullet Points:
* Chat Room, Message Board, and E-Mail all in one
* Custom Facial Expression Images enables users to supply the crucial Interpersonal/Emotive Communication
missing from other systems
* OUr Frhiendly Staff helps you take the 25 Facial Expresion Phtos of each employee
* Custom programming by our Brilliant Armand Saint-Cyr for your unique application
* The Pogamming Code Excells in Robustness
* 24/7 FIRENDLY Technical Support
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL; JOAN)
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Would it kill him to say "handsome" instead
of "brilliant?"
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VANACEK_GUEST
(Ticked)
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This "Virtual Conference Gobbledy Gook" is a pain in the
royal *ss!
I don't know why we agreed to it.
Nakano?
Nakano!
Why can't Richard and his team come here to San Francisco?
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NAKANO_GUEST
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Using the Virtual Conference Room of
Tomorrow was what made Richard's company the "low bidder," sir.
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VANACEK_GUEST
(Ticked)
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Oh.
And for the money I'm shelling out i want to see this
project ON YOUR FRONT F*CKING BURNER, Everett!
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Front burner Yes, Mr. Vanacek!
Front Burner, FRont Burener!!! How about I know what How about we COULD afford to FLY PAUL UP
from our St. Louis office to work with the Chicago team!!!
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA; JOAN; SAINT-CYR)
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Knaves dance, swains prance, maids flounce,
churls pounce, Knights glut, Ladies rut!
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Yip, yip, yip, Huzzah!
Chicago here I c-c-ccome!
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ANNA
(Enthusiastically)
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Don't worry Mr. VANACEK, Mr. Nakano --- we'll have something great for you.
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PAUL
(Heroically)
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Dick, it's going to be a REAL PAIN to fly
up to Chicago given all the WORK I have here in St. Louis . . . but, I'm willing to SACRIFICE for the project.
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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mmmmmmm CIN namonn n nn mmm mm mmmmmm
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Anna imagaines standing a couple of steps wider
on her office carpet . . . feeling Paul's hands slide higher and higher on her bare legs . . .
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Oh lordy! It's the "simple cotton shift" again.
It's been driving me NUTS since you did that log cabin story coupla weeks ago.
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Paul rotates his warm hands on the firm muscles just above Anna's knees . . .
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Do you have a simple cotton shift in real life?
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JOAN
(Secret Note to PAUL; ANNA; SAINT-CYR)
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Hark, the herald brings tidings of great joy. Duke Dick requests the presence of Prince Paul at the castle of Chicago.
Kewl.
We finally get to MEET you, Paul!
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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Wouldn't YOU like to know (what's in my wardrobe)!
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She stands with her palms on the glass, looking
out at the downtown Chicago buildings . . . wondering how much people can see . . . whether anyone is
looking away from their computers . . . feeling something warm and slippery and cinnamony going on down below
. . . feeling her cotton shift rise . . . cool air on her thighs and tummy . . .
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Yes, and we need to get the full set of Digital Photos taken of you
for the Virtual Conference Room of Tomorrow Mr. Vanacek and Mr. Nakano, just like the rest of the team!
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Confession: Remember how, a second ago,
I gave myself "muscular" forearms.
It's a . . . um . . . a slight . . . exaggeration. But . . . I guess you'll see that for yourself in a couple of days.
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Paul sneaks one oiled finger up Anna's tailbone
. . . up . . . up . . . up the gentle bumps of her spine . ..
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JOAN
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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AND --- Sir Paul, you get to meet Dame Anna as well!
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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OK, team!! Watchg me work my MGAGIC on Vanacek and Nakano
and
turn this whole
meeting around! They'llbe eating from my hand
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ANNA
(Secret Note to DICK)
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Dick! That should have been a Secret Note!
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to DICK)
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Didn't you mean that to be a Secret Note, Dick?
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PAUL
(Secret Note to DICK)
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Oooops! Kinda let that slip out in Public,
didn't you, Dick?
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Did I say that in Pubblic?!
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JOAN
(Secret Note to DICK)
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Dick, you've got to get Saint-Cyr
to teach you how to do Secret Notes again!
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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So, Good Messers Vanacek & Nakano,
you jbust got a quick demonstration of the Secret Note feature of our Virtual Conference Room of Tomorrow!!
But I've given my staff STRICT INSTRUCTIONS not to use it. There's nothing going on behind your back here
that we can't say in public!!
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JOAN
(Secret Note to ANNA; SAINT-CYR; PAUL)
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Gadzooks, no! Nothing at ALL going on here behind your backs.
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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She feels goosebumps form all over her skin as
Paul's hand now grasps her left gluteas medias . . . she reaches back to caress his cheek . . . .
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL; JOAN)
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Me wonders where Paul is going to
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while he's up here in Chicago.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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So, Mr. Nakano, shall we meet again here to look at the BIG IDEA at, say, 3:00 on Friday?
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PAUL
(Secret Note to JOAN)
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Joan, did you tell St-Cyr about Anna and me?
That was CONFIDENTIAL info!!
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NAKANO_GUEST
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Mr. Vanacek is "at" my desk now.
He says we will meet "here" at 7:00 a.m PDT on Friday. See you then. Mr. Vanacek says "last chance."
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Anna! I can't believe that I'll actually get to see you in the
genuine goosebumpy flesh!
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Still kneeling behind Anna . . . his left hand
slides down her back to span her bottom, pushing with fingertip pressure . . . his right hand snaking around the front
of her left thigh and s sl slo slow slowly up . . .
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ANNA
(Secret Note to JOAN)
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Joan!! Did you tell Saint-Cyr about Paul and me?
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JOAN
(Secret Note to ANNA; PAUL)
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Oh, come ON, Anna & Paul! Like it hasn't been
OBVIOUS from the way you write to each other in public!
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JOAN
(Stunned)
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Watches clients leave. Stares at floor and heaves a great sigh.
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Well, team. That little meeting was rawther INTENSE.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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C'mon people! I built this Virtual Conference Room of Tomorrow for us to use! 1! I told you that
s the big sell. We've not going to get rich making websites we're gokng to get reich selling software like virtual Conference Room of Tomorrow.
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SAINT-CYR
(Secret Note to ANNA; SAINT-CYR; JOAN)
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We're not going to get rich at all. We're going to go
belly up.
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Wow! . . . Anna! . . . Ooooops . . . I thought we were being
very discreet in public . . .
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He's holding her firm as a soft saddle now . . . wondering
how much higher she'll let the SCS (Simple Cotton Shift) slip up in front of her office window . . .
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ANNA
(Practically)
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OK, everyone. Dick. It's not as bad as it sounds.
We'll go back to 2nd round ideas and show him something new on Friday.
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JOAN
(Brightly)
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Harke! I heare yon twittling of ye birde of hope!
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Paul, we'll find some way to cover
your other St. Louis project work while you're up in Chicago.
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SAINT-CYR
(Darkly)
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I hear yon burninge of ye frickinge midnite oile for yours trulye.
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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They are such busy bodies in this company!
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She turns away from the window. The shift falls
back to her ankles. Leisurely and swingingly she walks across the room to the couch across from her desk.
She reclines.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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They just didn't get the Medieval idea! What we need is more visuals!
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Who cares what Joan and Saint-Cyr know? Aggh. Phone ringing.
Can I catch you in here this evening?
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He slowly rounds the desk and pauses to contemplate
her reclining figure through the cotton. He's getting many curious and sensual ideas to try out later.
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PAUL
(Spastically)
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Pants on fire, runs shrieking in the direction of a cartoon bucket of water
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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And Tell Paul Not to Customize the damnd exit description!
What if a client saw that!??
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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I care what they say about us, Paul.
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Pulls a small plaid blanket around her
shoulders for warmth as she huddles on the couch.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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I told you I want all of you to ENTER "smiling &
carrying a steaming cup of coffee," EXIT "waving cheerfully," and I want you
to say things "Enthusiastically?" Comprende?
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JOAN
(Enthusiastically)
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Shuffling papers into a pile, pushing back her chair.
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Anna, Saint-Cyr --- I'll go get the 2nd round idea files and meet you guys in the
Blue Room.
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ANNA
(Sincerely)
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Don't worry, Dick. We're fine.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
(Enthusiastically)
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Damit I'm sorry.that wasn't meant for public
We're dead if we don't kill 'em Friday. Without Vanacek's next payment we're not going to make
December 1 payrooll. don't tell anybody, Anna.
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RICHARD L. "DICK" EVERETT, PRES.
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ANNA
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With fierce determination
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SAINT-CYR
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Smiling & holding steaming cup of coffee
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Hears echo: ello, ello, llo, lo, o, ,
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ANNA
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Smiling & holding steaming cup of coffee
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Oh hi, Saint-Cyr! You still here?
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PAUL
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Stumbling & spilling a cup of coffee down his front
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Oh, h'lo St-Cyr! H'lo um. . . um . . . blush . . . Anna!
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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Sits down next to Anna on the couch . . . puts his
warm arm around her . . . offers mug of hot cocoa . . . kisses her neck softly . . .
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I am so pumped that I get to go to Chicago to meet
you!
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Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna
Gonna meet Anna!
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ANNA
(Secret Note to PAUL)
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Likes the warm pressure of Paul's forearm on her
cervical vertebrae, but feels a deep need to get up and get dressed and
get to the computer at her office desk.
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Paul, Dick and the company are really
in trouble right now. I need to concentrate on the wine project tonight.
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PAUL
(Secret Note to ANNA)
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He enjoys the brief flash as she dresses.
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Ok . . sure! I've got stuff to do, too.
I'll dream of you
tonight. Can't wait to see you in a couple days!
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PAUL
(Enthusiastically)
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Swatting frantically at the leeches that have
suddenly appeared all over his neck and arms
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