In Don Lino's office, Luca sat down on the couch as though he were
waiting for his next dentist's appointment, every sucker on him
quivering with total fear.
But in about five second's time, he
nodded off mentally. He thought about the piano and playing it in
front of only the richest of the rich, salt of the ocean. But Sykes
awoke him from his vision, with a stupid remark. Luca awoke.
Sykes was sniveling as usual and Luca just fell asleep at the prospect of it.
He fell asleep on the couch until the meeting was over and he went straight to bed.
He woke up the next morning with a hearty breakfast of fried gull and went to Lino's office to report for the next assignment.
"You're to go to the Northside reef and see whether those iguanas have paid their money. They should have it back, so the first moment you find that they do, call me. Good luck" said Lino.
"An assignment easily done, boss" said Luca in oily tones…
This is as far as I shall go now.