Seth tries to do his job the best he can. Yes, he’s the head of the company; yes, his meetings include playing poker; and yes, it works out fine. This time is no different, even though the news is more worrying than usual. But he’s going to take it one step at the time and be just fine. It’s more of the same in the end -- talk to these people, arrange that meeting, and don’t panic anybody. The stakes are higher, but it’s nothing he hasn’t done before. And he gets to spend time at the fire station with Connor. Seth should be good.<br><br>And there’s nothing out of the ordinary on Connor’s end. It’s a normal day, spent doing normal things, with the normal people. He happens to love his life and, though some things could be better, they could also be way worse. Connor is satisfied, and nothing is going to change that.<br><br>Everything is going according to plan. There’s no reason to believe that anything has to change. Right?

Out of Nowhere

“Yes, Brown, not only did he lie about things in his application, but, apparently, didn’t even try to muddy the waters in person,” Lisa continues. “He just had to play the asexual role for an hour and didn’t manage it. That tells me that he either couldn’t help himself or he didn’t care one way or another. I understand why Seth’s worried.”


“We’re going to have a few tight months if we want to keep our profit margin where it is. And that’s without the PI,” Scarlett says as she calls on Simon’s bet. “These are the numbers, guys.”


“Let’s come back to it later,” Seth says. “Anything else?”


“I’ve got the test results back,” Joshua offers. “Everybody’s healthy.”


“I think we might need to rethink the feathers,” Dorothy says next.


“The what?” Karen asks absently as she raises.


“The feathers for certain sets?” Dorothy tries to clarify.


Chapter 3