THE BOSS SPEAKS

"You're the new assistant?" the Councilman asks. You nod. He indicates the woman. "Meet my aide, Carolyn Flask."

"Charmed," she says. She laughs a funny laugh: hee hee heh heh ha.

"Okay, here's the situation." The Councilman leans over the table. "I have twenty-one people all dressed in green sitting in my office. They tell me they won't leave until I take action to save Rana viridiana, the frogs that live in Slow Water Park. They've alerted the press and I'm gonna be all over the news tonight."

"This is bad," Carolyn says.

Wham! He slams his hand down on the desk. "Wrong! This is good. Because I'm going to have the facts, I'm going to take strong action, I am going to save those frogs." He gulps some air. "I'm gonna be a hero on the news tonight."

"I didn't know you were on top of the frog situation," Carolyn blinks.

He glares at her. "I'm not. But I will be. By 2 this afternoon. Thanks to you and the new assistant." He looks at his watch. "You two better get going. You can take my car."

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