Saturday 16 September 2017

Surrounded



“Sabotage,” Lewis said in a dark voice.  “And I think we all know who’s responsible.”

“You’ll never be able to prove it,” Dirk answered, his eyes closed.  “But it would be nice if you could.”

Everyone sighed.

“We totally need CCTV in this place,” Lewis grumbled, “now that it’s getting so cut throat.”

“It wasn’t like that before Diana showed up,” Mike put in.  

Lewis scowled at him.  “Any guy who can’t handle a girl beating him is a pussy,” he returned.  “Anyway, she’s a freaking MIT graduate!  Of course she’s going to be better than us.  And at least we have someone who can show us new stuff, unlike Scott, whose great ideas always make our bots blow up.”

Now everyone nodded.

“Well,” Lewis said, after a moment’s silence, “maybe we can’t prove it, but someone should go apologize to her.  She might not come back otherwise, and that would suck.  We need her help for our battle with the Droid Boys.”  He turned to Matt.  “You do it.  She likes you best.”

“She does?” Matt asked, taken aback.  

“Of course she does,” Lewis answered.  “She never calls you a moron, does she?”

Now that Matt thought about it, he realized that Diane hadn’t ever called him a moron.  Still, he protested, “I don’t know what to say.”

“Tell her that we know Scott probably did it but we can’t prove it and he’s a moron.  Then beg her not to quit and say we might install CCTV.”

“We can’t afford to install CCTV,” Mike objected.  

“I know, dufus,” Lewis replied, “but she doesn’t know that, does she?”

“Oh, come on,” Dirk said.  “She’ll know we’re lying.”

“Maybe.  But it’s the thought that counts.”  Lewis slapped Mike on the back.  “Go on, Obi-Wan.  You’re our only hope!”

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