[Funkduder]

Nathan smiled as the girl ran off. Although he saw her stealing, he had no intention to turn her in. He ran as though running with her, not attempting to call for help or even ask her to stop running. It was a simple chase to test the worth of a person, and had the circumstances been different, he would say that-

"It would be a competition worthy of note, and paying attention to it will lead the success of the company," Jon concluded. His sleepy crew looked at him with eyes of disbelief. Everyone knew about the business of energy but no one in their right mind would try to produce energy the way he had tried to convince them to.

"Sir, do you even know what you are attempting?"

"Yes, I do. People who exercise will waste energy as long as the energy they use goes to nothing. There will be good conditions, and they won't even know what they're creating something out of it."

"But sir-"

"Unless this is a legitimate concern, I don't want to hear anymore of this. Five minute coffee break, and then we can put the idea to vote. Agreed?"

The crew member paused for a bit, looking down at his empty mug. "Agreed."
The room cleared out a bit more slowly than usual, as Jon pulled out his laptop, editing details of his other long-range plans at Howard Corporations.