Michael Corleone
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I answer my phone amongst the janitorial products.
“This is Giovanni. I want to know about your progress.”
I tried to stall to avoid revealing the recent complication.
“What would you like to know about my progress?”
He laughed.
“Telling me what you’ve achieved thus far will be adequate.”
“I have succeeded in one way. I made contact with someone who knows where Adam might be in an indeterminate amount of time.”
“Surely you have a vague determination as to how long we’re talking about.”
“Sir, did anyone ever tell you you sound more intimidating on the phone?”
“I need to sound tough in front of the junior personnel. I apologise for doing it to you. You don’t need that type of motivation. So, progress?”
“Adam will be at a certain gym anytime between the next few days and the next couple of years.”
“I see. So when you said you had succeeded in one way, you meant you managed to pin point the length of your assignment to the nearest decade? Somehow I expected more.”
“I think he can be summoned to the right place quickly.”
“That’s more encouraging.”
“Yes sir but there’s a small complication.”
“I wonder, with a due sense of dread, what that can be.”
“The person I’m in contact with wants her own gym, so I have to argue on her behalf in front of the elite four. They’re the ones who decide these things right?”
“Yes. Now sometimes I admit I can be too harsh. Of course some eventualities are out of your hands. I trusted you with a complicated assignment when you consider all the possibilities for human error.”
“Thank you for being so understanding.”
“Fine. Take all the time you need. This isn’t a sinecure though, so if it takes forever I certainly can’t continue paying you forever. Understand?”
“Yes. You’ve made it abundantly clear.”
“Just to keep you on track I’ve decided to come and personally help out.”
“That’s very kind of you sir but perhaps you’d be more helpful once I’ve actually located Meowth.”
“I’m sure I could assist with the research.”
“I’m not sure that I can work well when…”
“…I’m breathing down your neck?”
“Of course not sir. I…”
“Good. I’ll meet you in the Pikachu café, Pallet Town, tomorrow at 10 am. I turn up punctually. I admire others you do that also. Please let me admire you. You already work for me so it will be most convenient that way.”
“I’ll be looking forward too it.”
“Oh, and drop the penitent act. I’m not that blinded by egotism.”
“Yes sir.”
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“This is Giovanni. I want to know about your progress.”
I tried to stall to avoid revealing the recent complication.
“What would you like to know about my progress?”
He laughed.
“Telling me what you’ve achieved thus far will be adequate.”
“I have succeeded in one way. I made contact with someone who knows where Adam might be in an indeterminate amount of time.”
“Surely you have a vague determination as to how long we’re talking about.”
“Sir, did anyone ever tell you you sound more intimidating on the phone?”
“I need to sound tough in front of the junior personnel. I apologise for doing it to you. You don’t need that type of motivation. So, progress?”
“Adam will be at a certain gym anytime between the next few days and the next couple of years.”
“I see. So when you said you had succeeded in one way, you meant you managed to pin point the length of your assignment to the nearest decade? Somehow I expected more.”
“I think he can be summoned to the right place quickly.”
“That’s more encouraging.”
“Yes sir but there’s a small complication.”
“I wonder, with a due sense of dread, what that can be.”
“The person I’m in contact with wants her own gym, so I have to argue on her behalf in front of the elite four. They’re the ones who decide these things right?”
“Yes. Now sometimes I admit I can be too harsh. Of course some eventualities are out of your hands. I trusted you with a complicated assignment when you consider all the possibilities for human error.”
“Thank you for being so understanding.”
“Fine. Take all the time you need. This isn’t a sinecure though, so if it takes forever I certainly can’t continue paying you forever. Understand?”
“Yes. You’ve made it abundantly clear.”
“Just to keep you on track I’ve decided to come and personally help out.”
“That’s very kind of you sir but perhaps you’d be more helpful once I’ve actually located Meowth.”
“I’m sure I could assist with the research.”
“I’m not sure that I can work well when…”
“…I’m breathing down your neck?”
“Of course not sir. I…”
“Good. I’ll meet you in the Pikachu café, Pallet Town, tomorrow at 10 am. I turn up punctually. I admire others you do that also. Please let me admire you. You already work for me so it will be most convenient that way.”
“I’ll be looking forward too it.”
“Oh, and drop the penitent act. I’m not that blinded by egotism.”
“Yes sir.”
One more update to go...