conversations: human
conversations:  Day 1, Mc Arthur's All-for-sale company HQ  
  
  It was a terrible day for Robert Muldoon.
  
   "Vincent, you can't tell me this is truth" 
  
  Vincent Mc Arthur shook his head, while the officer that was standing next to him started to talk:
  
   "Sir, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. you have a right to a lawyer..." 
  
  A few minutes later, the policemen and Vincent were gone, and the press arrived.
  
  "Did you know about Mc Arthur's illegal activities?"
  
  "Is he really involved with the Gonzalez Cartel?"
  
  
  Muldoon didn't know who had asked him that one. It didn't even make sense.
  The Board was eating him alive later. What were they going to do? Were they going under?
  
  The charges didn't affect the Company for now, but nobody knew what was going to happen in the future.
  There were talks about firing him. Him, of all people!!
  
  The call from Springtime couldn't come in a worst time.
  
  The Springtime Branch was one of the many branches the Company had across the Country. It didn't produce much money, but it was in a position to produce more.
  
   "Yes? Phil, what's going... What? What do you mean you quit? Phil, now's not the time... I'm sorry they put sugar in your coffee, but I don't see how does that... since when you are a diabetic? Well, even so, a little sugar.... Yes, I understand. YES, I KNOW THAT AN OPTIMAL METHABOLIC CONTROL IS FUNDAMENTAL TO AVOID CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE!! NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK!!!" 
  
  (The phone mumbled)
  
   "I'M NOT YELLING AT YOU, I'M YELLING AT THE SITUATION!! Didn't you hear about Vincent...?! What?!! I'm a  what ?? You know what? GO TO ********, YOU *** *** *****!!!!" 
  
  That kept going on for a whole minute (An intern actually timed it).
  
  The board watched in awe at the vicepresident venting, hanging up roughly, and throwing his brand new cellphone across the room.
  
  Muldoon was strangely calmed when he talked next.
   "Gentlemen, that was the Manager of Springtime Branch. He quits. Normally, we would send a new boss. But we are hard-pressed for people. What are your proposals?" 
  
  
  After talking for a couple of hours, they sent the following memo to the Branch.
  
   Mc Arthur's All-for-sale Company     **/**/2013
  
  "To the Springtime Branch Department Directors:
  
  We are sure you know of the crisis at Corporate. We wish to inform you that everything is well, and that we will resume normal activities in little time.
  
  The employees are to be told that, and keep working as normal.
  
  Your Manager has quit today. We have decided to attempt a new, proactive aproach to this situation.
  As you know, the chinese word for crisis also means oportunity.
  
  
  We are giving you free ground to administrate the Branch. You are to colaborate and make the branch work.
  
  A new Manager will be named when it's considered feasible.
  If you show leadership excel at your job, one of you may be selected.
  
  We are sending the month’s objectives along with this memo. It’s lower than normal, to give you time to adjust*.
  
  Robert Muldoon, Company vicepresident" 
  
  That memo started all. The Department bosses looked at each other with mistrust.
  The Manager had always been between them, negotiating, hiring, firing, keeping them down.
  Now there was an opening in Corporate. Were they going to take it?
  
    *Everyone read through that one. “With the president under arrest, nobody is going to work much anyways, but if you don’t get this to work you’ll end up in the street.”  
      TURN 1 BEGINS NOW    
   TOTAL STAT CAP  = 245 / 280
   WORK QUOTA  = 21 (3 PER FACTION)
  
  
   The first EoT is on January 12th, Saturday 
conversations: Ragnar Lodbroke:
conversations: human
conversations:  Debt Collections  
   In a suburban flat 
  
  "Now look Ms.Smith, we feel for yaz, we really do. But you happen to be three weeks behind on your payments to the compney. So we'll be taking Buster. The Componey gets it's money? You get Buster. And ya, you SHOULD read them contracts legal writes up more carefully."
  
   In a Seedy part of town 
  
  "Please, I'll give you the money, just don't" There is a smashing sound. "STOP! DO you have any idea how rare those are!?!" There is another smashing sound. "You'll get the damned money...."
  
    In a shadey looking office across from legal  
  
  "Well boys, seems like the jerks up top screwed themselves into a deeper then normal dungheap. Now, Git back ta work!"
conversations: Grimsage Matt:
conversations: human
conversations:  Warehousing 
  
  Looking at the memo with interest Jack Burrower glanced over to the other department heads at the meeting. Feeling a bit cautious Jack comments carefully "We, at warehousing are doin' ok. But uhh, what we going to do about the umm direction of the branch? Should we be looking at taking on new contracts?"
  
  Jack scratches his head nervously.
conversations: WrathOfLife:
conversations: human
conversations:  Legal 
  
  "What."
  
  "Mr. Anderson, please elaborate."
  
  "The president did some spectacularly illegal things. Oh, and they decided to make management down here a systemless democracy."
  
  "I see that we will have no shortage of cases. Mr. Adams, please file notification that a motion to enact protocol twenty-two-b has been made"
  
  "Yes sir."
  
  "Ah, 22-b. This is going to be a  fun  year."
conversations: NM020110:
conversations: human
conversations:  Admin 
  
  Clayton stood in front of a whiteboard, a telescoping stick in one hand and a marker in the other. "What do we produce" was written on the board in large, if rather shaky letters.
  Opposite him, Lonnie was sitting in one chair, carefully upright, while Manbear lounged in his private beanbag-on-wheels, eating chips.
  
  Clayton nodded excitedly and tapped at the board.
   "Right. So. Team."  *tap tap*  "Apparently, we have to actually make money this year!" 
  A snort from Manbear.
   "I know, I know. Ridiculous. What can we do?" 
  A shrug from Lonnie, a grunt from Manbear.
   "Do we have some old computers we could sell?" 
  Shrug, grunt.
   "I see. No, Lonnie, we won't try and blackmail the legal department again. It doens't turn out well." 
  A snort that might be a chuckle, and an exasperated shrug.
   "Do we have server capacity to rent out to other firms? We might? Wonderful. Now on to the important stuff. Where is the office copy of this month's  Cyberkraken vs. Martian Timetraveller: Zombie Pirate Madness ?" 
conversations: Eldan:
conversations: human
conversations:  FIRST WEEK REPORT 
  
  The first week passes, and the Office is a complete chaos.
  
  The IT department is almost inactive (Like they always seem to be). However, the systems keep working as usual.
  
  
  Research and Design seems to be building Digital Coo-coo’s.
  
  
  Accounts Recollection is asking for legal advice on several strategies.
  
  
  Customer Service and Warehousing are laying off, waiting for the storm to pass.
  
  
   A memorandum from Corporate to all Departments: 
   
   Spoiler 
   “You have been working fine, so we’ll give you a bigger objective this week. Try to collaborate more between Departments, this may just work.
  
  Donovan Sales, a competing Company in your city, seems to be preparing to gain a better position in the Market, taking advantage of our current state.
  
  Don’t allow them to. You have our authorization to use every tool you can against them.“ 
   
  
   WORK QUOTA 
  3 (Procurement)
  12 (Accounts Recollection)
  7 (Legal)
  2 (R&amp;D)
  
     TOTAL = 24. MORE THAN THE MINIMUM.
  
  THE TOTAL STAT CAP IS MANTAINED.
  
  NEW QUOTA IS 23.   
conversations: Ragnar Lodbroke:
conversations: human
conversations:  A letter from Accounts Recollection (To Legal and Admin)
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Say, we gotta work togetha to meet the quota the jerks upstairs set. So, hows we work together on this? Us boys over at Accounts, we got some ideas, just need to run 'em by legal first, and I'm sure we can works gotha fine.
  
  Signed, The Don of Accounts.
   
conversations: Grimsage Matt:
conversations: human
conversations:  Legal 
  
  To: Accounts Management
  Re: Ideas
   
   Spoiler 
  
  We'll need a little more information than you've given us to evaluate your ideas. If you could please elaborate?
   
conversations: NM020110:
conversations: human
conversations:  R &amp; D:
  
  TO: All departments:
  The R&amp;D department is opening up part of it's capabilities to try the ideas of other departments. We are willing to work on any project, provided there is a suitable reimbursement. Contact the head of R&amp;D if you wish to participate.
conversations: ForzaFiori: