How could he, the man thought. I'm
junior vice-president, and I have to keep asking Forrester what to do
next. Although no one ever called him by that title, or even his name
anymore. Just because he had unpacked the first shipment of lab coats
and arranged them on hangers according to size, he had been dubbed the
Lab Coat Man. And now, weeks later, the joke dead and buried, the name
had stuck. Was this the brave new world they were heading to?
The Lab Coat Man sighed. What could he do but persevere? The
questionnaire had to be completed. And if the boy was ever going to be
recruited, he'd have to be a lot more forthcoming.
"My name is..." he prompted.
The boy resumed scratching, this time under this first knuckle of his
left hand.
"Well, what's in a name, eh? Ha ha ha!" The subtle wit of a well
executed quote amused the man, but generated no response from the boy.
Discouraged, he dutifully noted this on a blue 42C, adding another 'X.'
This could go on forever...
2. What there's no accounting for
"If that's the best you can do, then your best sucks!"
-- Jodi Foster, "The Accused"
"Because all of you of Earth are idiots!" shouted Tom, wearily wiping
the glass counter and removing coconut oil from the reflections of
overpriced candy bars.
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