Sequela
“Farrell stared at the table, refusing to meet his eyes. She had been avoiding him since the after-party. Something had happened at the show. He had done something.
'Let me start by saying that the show was an unprecedented success,' said Chen.
She looked around at all involved and nodded, as if she had done her duty in praising them. This was as much as they could expect from her.
'So what now?' she asked.
'It was wonderful, wasn't it?' Gaunt said, with a dreamy, leery look in his eye, avoiding... the question. 'Did you see that young model – what's her name again, Kester?' 'Hera?' 'Yes, Hera.' Gaunt smiled as if he had a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. 'What a wonderful performer. In every sense.' He jabbed Alexis in the ribs. 'Oh Lord, woman, close your eyes before you hurt someone else – you've cut me quite open.' Alexis ignored him.
Chen gave him his space as usual, and then repeated her question. 'What now?' 'With all due respect,' Roger Yule said, 'we've put a strategy in place, so we know what's next: following up the show with the campaign and getting these viruses into all the branches of the Pigs.' 'Yes.' Chen nodded.MoreLess
'Let me start by saying that the show was an unprecedented success,' said Chen.
She looked around at all involved and nodded, as if she had done her duty in praising them. This was as much as they could expect from her.
'So what now?' she asked.
'It was wonderful, wasn't it?' Gaunt said, with a dreamy, leery look in his eye, avoiding... the question. 'Did you see that young model – what's her name again, Kester?' 'Hera?' 'Yes, Hera.' Gaunt smiled as if he had a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. 'What a wonderful performer. In every sense.' He jabbed Alexis in the ribs. 'Oh Lord, woman, close your eyes before you hurt someone else – you've cut me quite open.' Alexis ignored him.
Chen gave him his space as usual, and then repeated her question. 'What now?' 'With all due respect,' Roger Yule said, 'we've put a strategy in place, so we know what's next: following up the show with the campaign and getting these viruses into all the branches of the Pigs.' 'Yes.' Chen nodded.MoreLess
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