Linda patted Trey’s arm in what she wanted to project as a grandmotherly way. Not that she’d have ever touched him in real life, but the gesture was for the cameras each of them had secreted about their persons as if it was. Linda considered herself the Grand Dame of the twelve member board, and she had chosen to play this acquisition soft, for now.
“I’m sure dear Augustus has a good reason for his absences, and our new associates have a good reason for remaining anonymous, for now.” The Smiling Man said nothing. The rest of them filed in.
The City: 039: Linda
November 20, 2014
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The City: 038: Trey
November 19, 2014
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Trey took his rightful seat at the head of the table. A few of the others had already arrived, mostly tech hotshots and other youngsters. Sizemore was not among them. Trey had been one of the principle investors in Midas, and he had invested billions with the company, but he never spent a second longer than he had to in The City. He hated computers, but he knew a good pitch when he heard it, and Augustus had delivered. Which made his absence now all the more galling.
“The Coward didn’t even show up to his own resignation,” he grumbled.
Hugh J. O'Donnell 