“Look, Mr. Abel…” said the man of the vid, one of seven faces on the conference call. “For the last time, Herr Victor, it is Lieutenant Abel. And don’t start in with the ‘Your parents never did it this way.’ argument again. Honestly, ladies and gentlemen, it’s so far past played out. Now… as I just said. You will send me the quarterly reports via subspace, then… and only then… will I approve the expenditures.” and he looked at each face in turn. “And again let me reiterate… any sign of graft, oddity, or financial mismanagement on the part of you or any member of your staff will be met with a full investigation and audit. Are we clear?” and the heads on the screen shook their heads and signed off. Abel sat back after the last one signed off, and said “Who knew being a billionaire would be so much work?”

Abel, CMO