The elevator ride was brief, lights of passing floors flashing by in a cool blue elegance that showcased the great speed at which the lift moved. It's smoothness was an ominous hum that colored the opulent hall and the boardroom beyond with a decadent, mahogany-paneled arrogance.
'We are very rich and important,' the hum said, without words, 'Much more important than you.'
The man sitting at the head of the empty boardroom table had two distinct chins and he was edging nervously towards a fourth as he gestured for Leon to cross the room, and while the secretary that had let him in was a nervous, flighty songbird of a person, the CEO's bodyguard might have been carved from marble for all he reacted.
"Please, please, Mister...ahh...Kennedy was it?" he stammered, "I am Walter Vera, my father founded this company and- I know this is unusual, but....we do need your help."
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'We are very rich and important,' the hum said, without words, 'Much more important than you.'
The man sitting at the head of the empty boardroom table had two distinct chins and he was edging nervously towards a fourth as he gestured for Leon to cross the room, and while the secretary that had let him in was a nervous, flighty songbird of a person, the CEO's bodyguard might have been carved from marble for all he reacted.
"Please, please, Mister...ahh...Kennedy was it?" he stammered, "I am Walter Vera, my father founded this company and- I know this is unusual, but....we do need your help."