Limbo Dancing In Eternity

"What the hell...?" Jake slowly opened his eyes. He couldn't see anything. Not a single thing could be felt, smelt, or heard.

"Where the fuck am I?"

And then he heard it. A bell sounding off into the distance. Not like an official bell, no, it was more an instrumental bell. Perhaps a cowbell.

It sounded a few more times, rhythmically. "Huh?"

Jake moved his hands slightly, positioning it over where he assumed his watch hand to be and twisted the small hand by two notches.

**GLEAAAAAAAAMMMMMM**

A sudden whiteness filled Jake's vision. *Tsk. I hate having to use so much saved insurance mana in a single day.* he thought.

On his face were now a pair of dazzling golden glasses. His doomsday watch had transformed into a way for him to see. "Now then," He turned towards the sound. "I'm gonna kill those fuckers."

......................

**STATE-FARM HEAD QUARTERS:**

Dennis, David, Flo, and Adam all walked into the building smugly. The security at the front door were shocked and too frightened to deny them access. They thought it may have been better to let Jake handle it. But little did they know, Jake wouldn't be returning for quite some time.

"I hope you remember your side of the bargain, Adam." David asked, giving a look of confidence. He was the brains of the operation and one of the top Insurance providers that even Jake had been wary of. His ingenuity during the Insurance games were what led to his rising prominence and bank-ability in the Insurance field.

"Of course." Adam replied, not turning back.

They arrived onto the main floor where Jake's large cubicle could be found. Adam cleared his throat and clapped. "AHEM!"

The lights dimmed down as David took a seat in Jake's chair. Flo and Dennis stood at his sides, watching the announcement.

The workers all stopped what they were doing and gave a look in Adam's direction. "Hey, isn't that...?" someone murmured.

"That's Jake's desk! What do you think they're doing?!"

"Shh. That's the big 3. We can't say anything about it. Just let Jake deal with it!"

"Yeah but Jake is an asshole. I won't be the one telling him anything!"

"That's true too."

"EXCUSE ME!" Adam's voice commanded, cutting through all of them. "I'm sorry to bother you all on such a busy day, but this announcement is important! Please indulge my announcement for a little while!"

The first thing that went through the worker's mind was that he was much nicer than Jake. No one ever asked them to give time to listen. They were usually forced to.

"Thank you," Adam smiled at the willing silence. "Now, some of you might or might not know but my name is Adam Stone! I'm around here at times working with Jake or helping him bring his stuff in. I, probably more than anybody else, definitely understands what it feels like to work for Jake. And trust me... It's not a good feeling, is it?"

The crowd shook their heads, agreeing with him and beginning to murmur.

"I don't want us to live in fear of a boss no one likes and has never respected, so..." Adam took out a piece of paper from his pocket. "As of today, I am now the rightful owner of State-Farm and it's $3.5 quintrillion market value!"

At that, a streak of shock went through the entire audience.

In the background, David gave a slight chuckle as his eyes gleamed. "Wait, but how did you manage to get the rights to the company?!" an employee asked.

Adam scratched his head, feigning innocence. "Unfortunately, as of last night, at around 9 pm, Jake was found dead by suicide in his bed. We tried to recover his body, but his watch seems to have a self-destruct feature once it's host cannot absorb to stacked mana it has been saving. In essence, Jake was overloaded by all that he wanted and his body blew apart as a result."

Some people murmured again. None in sadness, though. It was no secret they hated him. They didn't even care to verify the information.

"I know this news may not come as much of a consolation to Jake's memory, but I fully intend to run this company with the work ethic he had. That, at the very least, is something we cannot deny was what drew us to him. He built this company from the ground up and made himself the most successful insurance provider in world history. And I want to make sure we follow in his footsteps to that extent at least!"

Adam threw his fist into the air, pumping up the workers who did the same. "YEAHH!!!!!" they yelled.

Flo and Dennis smirked nervously. "Shit, you wouldn't have been able to tell that he's the same guy who caused Jake's disappearance in the first place."

"Quite down." David whispered. "We're getting to the good part."

Adam lowered his hands, motioning for the crowd to be quiet. "And with this new regime, I will make three changes! 1. Partnership with AllState, Liberty Mutual, and Progressive will take immediate effect within the next week. We need to change the cycle of bad blood Jake had perpetuated upon his company!"

The workers clapped. "2. My name will no longer be Adam Stone. In honor of Jake's memory, and in the attempt to remain consistent with the company's image; I herby change my name to Jake Stone!!!"

"WOO-HOO!!!!"

"YEAH!"

"AMAZING!"

The workers cheered.

They all then waited patiently for the third announcement. "And finally," Adam breathed in. "FREE RED SHIRTS AND KHAKIS FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!"

And with that, the building errupted into a giant cheer. David was impressed that his plan worked, and Flo and Dennis basked in the limelight, clapping for Adam.

But little did they know, that behind Jake's seat, where Dennis sat, was Jim Cashman, who had come to let Jake know that the penthouse window from earlier...

Had been fixed.

Oh. And he heard everything they said.