Brian has given Olive different titles before (whether for his own ammusement or not, is still unclear) Moving her from “senior file clerk” to “expert archivist” is a new one.
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The Return of an Old Aquaintance
Today we welcome back wine aficionado, economic theorist and all around raconteur, Professor Smythe! Longtime readers will recall that he’s a long time acquaintance of Brian. He hit it off with Fran and introduced her to the joys of wine[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some Plausible Deniability
Brian first dropped the idea to Rowan he was bringing guests to the tradeshow last week here. Whether any of the guests knew any of the details is way of ensuring plausible deniability.
Fascinating Rumors
So our mystery woman is revealed! Meet Isra Nyx, a woman who has no reputation if she can help it, but those in the know have heard fascinating rumors!
Eavesdropping is a Waste of Time
This isn’t the first time Rowan has seen the need to do a little bit of constructive eavesdropping on Brian’s Meetings… Or the aftermath of his meetings. (That is when she isn’t flat out sitting in on them) While it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of course Fran knows just how spontaneous Professor Smythe is, since his spontaneity got her drunk before noon over brunch. Don’t worry, nothing happened. Whatever else we can say about Smythe’s eccentricities, he’s a perfect gentleman.
Gotten Delegated At
Fran and Olive have been delegated to pick up the last of Brian’s guests at the airport. The reason being that Brian is busy with the final countdown for the upcoming trade conference. The fact that everybody else is busy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t Scare the Normal People
So we finally have the last remaining people on Brian’s list, Mr. Tan and Ms. Melody Crawford. Neither of them are what you would call normal people.
Alone In a Crowded Room
Generally, this sort of thing doesn’t bother Fran quite as much as it does Olive. But at the moment even the people who might explain these things to them are distracted by economics. With dozens of people talking over their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Brian is optimistic enough to declare victory before the fight has begun. His minions aren’t quite so sure. Olive gave her report to Rowan here… not that she understood any of it.