Call To Everyone | Day 39
[He's speaking to himself, a subtle hint of sarcastic amusement in his otherwise coolly bored voice.]
Ah yes, the semi-annual catastrophe. Right on schedule.
A bit lacking in originality, though. I believe the snowstorm motif has been done nearly to death.
Perhaps the planet is exhausting its meager supply of creativity.
[A long, considering pause.]
Still, it has managed to rescue me from the staff meeting. Perhaps all isn't quite lost.
[The musing quality of his voice changes, becomes brisk and business-like.]
I suppose it would be too much to ask for someone to point me in the direction of the incompetent fool currently in charge of providing power to this provincial little town. Evidently, the individual in question doesn't understand how to construct basic safeguards against the elements. And while it's hardly in my job description to do the instructing, I've little else to do at the moment.
Ah yes, the semi-annual catastrophe. Right on schedule.
A bit lacking in originality, though. I believe the snowstorm motif has been done nearly to death.
Perhaps the planet is exhausting its meager supply of creativity.
[A long, considering pause.]
Still, it has managed to rescue me from the staff meeting. Perhaps all isn't quite lost.
[The musing quality of his voice changes, becomes brisk and business-like.]
I suppose it would be too much to ask for someone to point me in the direction of the incompetent fool currently in charge of providing power to this provincial little town. Evidently, the individual in question doesn't understand how to construct basic safeguards against the elements. And while it's hardly in my job description to do the instructing, I've little else to do at the moment.