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</div></div></div><br/><br/><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">There were three floors to the club, but only two were accessible to the customer base. The third floor was reserved for staff, divided into three rooms connected by the hallway housing the elevator shaft.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">To the left of the elevators was a staff break area, equipped with a kitchen and lounge, normally used for lunch breaks and the occasional nap. To the right, a locker room with showers and lavatory included. Directly across from the elevators was a set of sliding doors. Within the sliding doors, a small waiting area. Beyond that, the office of one Ahja’nai Apophixea, the enigmatic owner of Radius. </span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The office overlooked the spread of Neon Hag, wall-length windows giving a sense of openness to an otherwise secretive club layout. A desk covered in monitors was placed near the windows but there were no chairs or additional furniture or anything else one might associate with an office. If anything, the room looked incomplete.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Ahja’nai Apophixea, for all intents and purposes, did not agree with the enigmatic title. </span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">On the contrary, they were less complicated than most physical beings. Their thoughts were linear, focused on the task at hand, and could be tracked by a precise chain of related concepts and ideas. One thing at a time, and in constant search of a resolution to problems. This particular evening, the task was reminding staff of their annual reviews. The problem, as it often was, involved time and the timing of the employee annual reviews.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Having summoned their employees in batches, Ahja’nai had successfully delivered the same speech 14 times over the course of twelve or so hours. Now, met with the last group needing to hear the message, the Corigonian began in their usual telepathic drone to the minds of their present staff. Whatever said would be said to the individual, leaving the room itself eerily quiet during the length of the message.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">&lt;As you all know, last quarter was good for the club. It needed to be <b>better</b>. We’re looking at attempting a profit increase over the course of the next cycle (month), but it relies on having competent employees and meticulous reviews. This one would never ask that you compromise your beliefs, but if you need any incentive to upsell our services, this one offers a reminder.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If our profits do not increase 18%, you receive no yearly bonus.&gt;</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A pause.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">&lt;Also, Bilroa- You’re fired. Please clean out your personal belongings from your locker as well as the host station.&gt;</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What looked to be a mix of a boulder and a tree made an obscene gesture before stomping out of the office, leaving the remainder of the staff behind. Ahja’nai, with their mask still firmly in place, appeared unchanged.</span></span>​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px">​</div><div style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">&lt;In the next few days, expect to receive an invitation back for your personal evaluations. Until then, you will do business as usual. 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