:10:01
In theory,
there was nothing to fear.
:10:04
Business meetings, especially,
:10:07
are normally quite safe.
:10:21
Can I help you?
:10:24
I'm due to meet
Catherine Lechardoy.
:10:26
I'm not sure she's in.
I saw her earlier.
:10:30
You can wait in her office.
:10:34
However,
:10:35
I'd noticed that people
:10:38
like to differentiate themselves
in nasty little ways,
:10:43
using tics,
:10:45
mannerisms, etc...
:10:47
AGRICULTURE MINISTRY
SOFTWARE PROJECT
:10:50
...to make others see them
as full individuals.
:10:55
So A plays tennis,
:10:58
B enjoys riding
:11:00
and C goes in for golf.
:11:04
Different paths for different lives.
:11:09
So, although the first meeting
is mapped out,
:11:14
there is always, alas,
:11:17
a margin of uncertainty.
:11:38
Your vanishing act
wasn't appreciated
:11:41
by the Agriculture Ministry.
:11:44
Our Hero had done wrong.