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[seewhatyoumean]

[Shortly after thisThere is a slim, serious woman sitting at a booth. Her posture is a bit stiff, but it's the stiffness of someone who's very uptight. Her red silk suit is impeccably pressed and her gold-rimmed glasses are secured by a delicate chain of the same metal which hangs around her neck

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[cutting_edgex23]

There's a woman sitting across from her, wearing a blazer and skirt combination.

She also has glasses, thin-lensed and rimless. They are not secured by a chain.

There's a harried air to her, aided by the slightly rumpled collar of her blouse. Every so often she fusses with it, as if attempted to flatten it out.

So far it is not working.

[seewhatyoumean]

The woman in red across from her looks up and offers a tight smile. Her eyes glance down at the shake and then back up as if asking if another should be ordered.

[cutting_edgex23]

The woman in blue taps her index finger against her teeth, considering.

Then she purses her lips, shaking her head once.

No milkshake for her, thanks.

[seewhatyoumean]

She receives a minute shrug in return.

Very well. Her loss.

Then she gets a pair of delicately raised eyebrows. They're somewhat hard to see behind the golden frames which sit in front of them, but they're there nonetheless.

Their most recent venture seemed quite successful.

[cutting_edgex23]

She steeples her fingers, watching the red-clad woman over the tips.

Everything went according to plan, yes.

Now it's time to wait and see if everything holds together.

[seewhatyoumean]

The woman in red nods in understanding, her tightly-secured bun barely disturbed by the slight movement.

Excellent.

Then she smiles just a bit. And if her companion in the blue needs assistance again, well... she knows where to find it.

[cutting_edgex23]

That smile is returned, with interest.

It is only fair.

And, of course, that offer of assistance runs both ways.

[seewhatyoumean]

A head is inclined in acknowledgment. A milkshake is sipped in satisfaction.

They understand one another perfectly.

[cutting_edgex23]

And in this spirit of perfect understanding, the woman in blue flags down a waitrat and puts in an order for a glass of milk.

Does her compatriot want anything?

Like a milkshake?

[seewhatyoumean]

Said compatriot studies her current glass. It is beginning to run low, and waiting on a refill to arrive is always a dreadful exercise.

So she nods. She'll take another.

[cutting_edgex23]

It is a very good thing that the waitrats in this establishment can be relied upon to be prompt.

Or they would have to take their business elsewhere.

[seewhatyoumean]

Which would probably be a huge hassle seeing as how relocation is so much work. Doubly, or perhaps even triply, so when one of the necessary elements of your meeting place is multi-versal access.

Because despite the seeming obvious need for such places, surprisingly few businesses have risen to fill that niche in the market.

[cutting_edgex23]

Perhaps her people could call Reed Richards.

He has multiversally-accessible talents.

Or something of that nature.

The woman in blue may even have one of his business cards.

Or she would, if he had business cards.

[seewhatyoumean]

That turns out to be easier to do if you know who Mr. Richards is. He is, of course, famous enough to be muli-versally known, but that only helps if you're the sort of person who knows who other people are.

So, you know, if you're Oracle.

Actually, the woman in red does have one of Oracle's business cards.

[cutting_edgex23]

This is all clearly another check in the pro-cooperation column.

It's going to be a pretty full column by the time they're done.

Someone should make a chart.

[seewhatyoumean]

A pie chart. And then, for good measure, a flow-chart.

And stick them both into a PowerPoint slide deck for the purpose of making totally awesome board room presentations.

Then, if the someone who makes said charts, said PowerPoint slide deck, and said presentations is one of the two women seated at the booth, well... let's just say they're already perfectly dressed for the part.