Click!
(One can almost hear the person on the other side of the line holding his breath...ironic, isn`t it?)
Unimportant person X: Ahm...he....hello!
Unimportant person Y: (questioning) Yyyyyeeees?
X: Is this...(stops, realises he`s about to make a blunder, and starts in a neutral tone) Hi, Zip! How`s life been treating you, ol` buddy?
Y:(would probably deliver a round of curses if he wouldn`t have his morning voice)...
X:(continues confidently, what could go wrong?) Listen, the *wife (he emphasises the word, although he immediately berates himself for being so obvious) has had some problems with the car. She`s doing night shifts, y`know...and she needs to get home. I got to get to the airport, so...can do. Could you do us a favour?
Y:(having those "asleep on the job" moments, quickly tries to get into the game)Sure...I`ll pick her up near the tram stop...
X:(now, totally relieved, having successfully completed the mission)Thanks! By the way, what have you guys been up to?
Y:(trying to remember any instructions for this sort of situation)Ahm...well, the usual, I guess...
X:(naive)Oh, me too...
....
(Narrator has just woken up and tends to her duties...
Cast :
X...a novice at S.P.Y.
Y...totally unprofessional, but cocky enough to think otherwise
...there you go...back to sleep!)
Y:(curiosity overwhelms him, taking no further precaution) Are you the new one?
X:Yep
Y:Thank goodness! If it would have been anyone else but a novice I`d have gotten really paranoid about the kind of people I entrusted with my identity. (enthusiastic)D`you see that film last Sunday?
X:(eager to fit in)Oh, terrific!
Y:You`ve met the guys at the archive?
X: Ahm, no...they were too busy. But they sent me to the library...really nice...is it epileptic or....
Y: Eclectic
X: Yes...
Y: No...
X: Like I said...
Y:(patronising) Any field work?
X: Been to the rival agency`s HQ...
Y:(mocking) That`s one field work that can turn into betrayal "hey, presto!"
X:(intimidated, his getting the cold sweats now) Well, y`know...lots of new things for me...I`m trying to take it all in...
Y:(conventional)Sure, don`t worry. I know how it feels, been there myself...If you need any help, don`t be a stranger...just grab one of the team and we`ll help you as much as we can.
X:(grateful)Oh....uh....thanks a mil...
Y:Ok, so...fancy analysing some satelite pics with the boys on Friday?
X:(would wag his tail if by some strange twist of destiny he`d find himself in the body of a dog)Yes...you can count on me. In fact you can always count on Wi...
Y:(abruptly)Stupid...
Click!
(One can almost hear the person on the other side of the line holding his breath...ironic, isn`t it?)
Unimportant person X: Ahm...he....hello!
Unimportant person Y: (questioning) Yyyyyeeees?
X: Is this...(stops, realises he`s about to make a blunder, and starts in a neutral tone) Hi, Zip! How`s life been treating you, ol` buddy?
Y:(would probably deliver a round of curses if he wouldn`t have his morning voice)...
X:(continues confidently, what could go wrong?) Listen, the *wife (he emphasises the word, although he immediately berates himself for being so obvious) has had some problems with the car. She`s doing night shifts, y`know...and she needs to get home. I got to get to the airport, so...can do. Could you do us a favour?
Y:(having those "asleep on the job" moments, quickly tries to get into the game)Sure...I`ll pick her up near the tram stop...
X:(now, totally relieved, having successfully completed the mission)Thanks! By the way, what have you guys been up to?
Y:(trying to remember any instructions for this sort of situation)Ahm...well, the usual, I guess...
X:(naive)Oh, me too...
....
(Narrator has just woken up and tends to her duties...
Cast :
X...a novice at S.P.Y.
Y...totally unprofessional, but cocky enough to think otherwise
...there you go...back to sleep!)
Y:(curiosity overwhelms him, taking no further precaution) Are you the new one?
X:Yep
Y:Thank goodness! If it would have been anyone else but a novice I`d have gotten really paranoid about the kind of people I entrusted with my identity. (enthusiastic)D`you see that film last Sunday?
X:(eager to fit in)Oh, terrific!
Y:You`ve met the guys at the archive?
X: Ahm, no...they were too busy. But they sent me to the library...really nice...is it epileptic or....
Y: Eclectic
X: Yes...
Y: No...
X: Like I said...
Y:(patronising) Any field work?
X: Been to the rival agency`s HQ...
Y:(mocking) That`s one field work that can turn into betrayal "hey, presto!"
X:(intimidated, his getting the cold sweats now) Well, y`know...lots of new things for me...I`m trying to take it all in...
Y:(conventional)Sure, don`t worry. I know how it feels, been there myself...If you need any help, don`t be a stranger...just grab one of the team and we`ll help you as much as we can.
X:(grateful)Oh....uh....thanks a mil...
Y:Ok, so...fancy analysing some satelite pics with the boys on Friday?
X:(would wag his tail if by some strange twist of destiny he`d find himself in the body of a dog)Yes...you can count on me. In fact you can always count on Wi...
Y:(abruptly)Stupid...
Click!
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