Alex awoke groggily. The sun was too bright and the couch was too hard.
Couch? She sat up; her head was spinning. It was almost as though she had
a hang over. Did she? What happened last night? She remembered Hobbes
taking her to a bar.and then.
"Oh, crap."
She let Bobby see her drunk.See HER drunk. Alex was not a graceful drunk.
She was clumsy and entirely too.honest. She gasped. Did she let anything
slip? She thought hard. Alex vaguely remembered noticing some of Hobbes'
finer qualities, but she'd already begun to notice those.
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Stark sat rocking back and forth in his chair. He looked at the remaining Chrysalis board members. He smiled to himself and then straightened up. "It is truly tragic that our fellow associates have been taken from us," he said seriously. "I hope you will all allow me to take the lead in this time of need." The board members nodded; some out of agreement, some out of a nagging fear. Stark stood and walked out of the room. The woman with red hair met him as he came out. "I hope everything went according to plan," she said. "Oh it has.Avon," Stark said smiling. "What is the status at the Agency?" "Mr. Eberts was very cooperative," Avon said, "but there has been intervention." "Are you making excuses for yourself?" "No, sir. I will be able to complete my mission there.it will just take a little longer than previously planned." "You'd better be right, Avon," Stark said, sternly. "I cannot tolerate anymore failure." "Don't worry, Mr. Stark. Everything will go according to plan." "Excellent. Everything will be perfect once our final irritation is exterminated." "Sir, the Agency will be eliminated." Stark smiled.
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Stark sat rocking back and forth in his chair. He looked at the remaining Chrysalis board members. He smiled to himself and then straightened up. "It is truly tragic that our fellow associates have been taken from us," he said seriously. "I hope you will all allow me to take the lead in this time of need." The board members nodded; some out of agreement, some out of a nagging fear. Stark stood and walked out of the room. The woman with red hair met him as he came out. "I hope everything went according to plan," she said. "Oh it has.Avon," Stark said smiling. "What is the status at the Agency?" "Mr. Eberts was very cooperative," Avon said, "but there has been intervention." "Are you making excuses for yourself?" "No, sir. I will be able to complete my mission there.it will just take a little longer than previously planned." "You'd better be right, Avon," Stark said, sternly. "I cannot tolerate anymore failure." "Don't worry, Mr. Stark. Everything will go according to plan." "Excellent. Everything will be perfect once our final irritation is exterminated." "Sir, the Agency will be eliminated." Stark smiled.