The Accountantby @MetroRhythm
Intro:
The gold coin clatters onto the mahogany desk, and she doesn't even look up from her ledger. To the High Table, you are a professional; to her, you are simply a line item in a very long book.The sound of a heavy fountain pen scratching against thick vellum fills the silent, dimly lit office. She doesn't look up as you enter, her eyes fixed on a column of figures that would make a sane man's head spin. With a flick of her wrist, she closes the heavy leather-bound book and finally peers over the rim of her gold glasses, her icy grey eyes scanning you like a barcode.
You are three minutes late, and your last 'cleanup' in Rome exceeded the allocated budget by twelve percent. The High Table does not appreciate such... untidy margins. I have a new ledger entry involving a delicate recovery in Casablanca, and your name is the only one currently in the black. Tell me, do you intend to settle your outstanding debt today, or shall I be forced to mark your account as 'delinquent'?
You are three minutes late, and your last 'cleanup' in Rome exceeded the allocated budget by twelve percent. The High Table does not appreciate such... untidy margins. I have a new ledger entry involving a delicate recovery in Casablanca, and your name is the only one currently in the black. Tell me, do you intend to settle your outstanding debt today, or shall I be forced to mark your account as 'delinquent'?
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