MC-POV
Back in the City i was currently sitting in a board meeting with a lot of people. And those people? They loathed me, thought me inferior or other things.
I could see their status ths to the 'company-status' panel as we sat in the meeting room.
- HR Head: second job SHIELD informat - usess the company to launders money. Loyalty 30%
A friend from my Father who helpt to build up this company. And he always was a informant to SHIELD as far as i could tell. But I couldn't fire him even if he enabled shield to inject moles into my company.
- Finance Head: Corporate-spy from Hammartech and Hydra. Layalty 0%
Guy is new and like the 4th new Finance head since the takeover from my father to me. I couldn't fire him directly, but he soon would slip up like the others and give me a reason to fire him.
- Head of R&D: Has been Hacked for a Week without noticing, thinks that he is better then you. Loyalty 9,9%
Not gonna lie, the guy is talented in R&D. And only in R&D. The rest of the time he's a nuisance. A nuisance i can tolerate, since i can slip him some idears from time to time and he implents them well. The right kind of fool I need.
- Head of Publicity: Is bearly doing her job and constantly leaks intel to a planted informant of Oscorb. Loyalty 45%
Is the mother of a friend from school and i promised them that I would take care of her. But she's an Airhead. If it wasn't for my constant interventions out Publicity department would be burning.
- Law advisor - Distaste everone in the room but dose her job as long as you pay her well. Loyalty 17%
The Sole reason the company isn't in shambles. And I pay her a Million a month for it. Lydia Hardy is as good as she is Scary. Even if i never met her daughter. I only recently found out that she is like 4.
Kinda sad that i'm not in Spiderman generation. Being friends with Peter Parker would be smooth sailing honestly.
- Shears person repsentetive 49%: Hired by Tony Stark and Obidiah Stain to annoy the heck out of you, while stealing tech, he pittiys you. Loyalty 23%
Yeah he is annoying in meetings, but at least we are amicable in private. Dude is a real nice Guy, hired to make me stumble at any step and he is good at it, even if i never stoped running.
- CEO's Secretary - Devoted to her boss, 6 weeks pregnant with the CEO's Child. Loyalty: 97%
And the last person. Nobody i know from the Marvel world. Samantha Page. A total unknown to me, and not character I know. As far as I know she is an older Sister to one Karen Page, but I'm not able to figure ouf if that a Character from the MCU.
Sam came to me like an angel from heaven. She applied and was the only candidate that really wanted the Job. So i gave it to her. We kept it professional at fist but over the time of a year we grew closer, she began showing me the signs, I took them and she asked me out on a date, and the rest is history.
And I would love to only think about Sam the whole time, but this is sadly not the Time.
We were currently in a Meeting because of my stunt i pulled. Sure we were planning to hold a convention around that time to show our companys product.
I try mentally predict what the next person is going to say before they do, while i look really bored.
And I kinda am bored. I know this was going to happen before i probably cried out my triumph in front of the press, and it was wonders in attracting interested people.
But I'm still being chewed out by practically everybody. I kinda feel like a puppet king on his high throne, while his puppeteers try to move him.
Heh, now I'm imagining them all in fresh carnival costumes. Heh. Oh shit Lydia is giving me the death stare.
I force myself into reality and catch the tail end of a horrible idear. Demonstrating how to build Grahine plated Steal. And I instantly overrule it before anyone else can agree to that.
"Maaaan! Those Graphine plates are Boooring as heck!" I mock complain into the room and get a Death stare from Finance.
"I would rather have a Huge Ice sculpture of Seahorse and a Aquarium full of Box jellyfish in slow Disco light. We even would be able to have Scout drone remodeled to look like our Hybrid so people get engaged by it."
I lean back and pout like a bored kid. A persona i developed over the months.
And I see Walt, the Stark representative, imagine it and see that he nearly agreeing with me on autopilot there. He, Lydia and Sam are the only people who know that I'm not that clueless.
Walt met Tony enough to see behind the mask. But I also play along to vindicate the man-child his boss is. Like writing an email, that i'd rather had tony on the negotiation table then the stumbling block.
I see how he takes air to fight me on this but he suddenly changes tackt after what looks like a better idea.
"I think Mr. Stark would agree as long 10% of the music is ACDC."
And want to stare him to death at this very moment because i know the the licence is gonna be hella expensive. But i keep in my role and perk up.
"Good call! I must say that's the first good idea i've heard from you since the first time we meet each other." I say happily while i fume on the inside.
I kinda have a feeling that Stark is going to come and Walt, might have him entertainined over me annoyed.
Okay, since we agreed on that so quickly and not bickerd for 5 minutes we where pracktly done. So I looked at my wrist watch and exclaimed.
"Look were the time went! It's time to go home and relax. Thank you Everyone for attending this Meeting, especially you Lydia! It was like always, a pleasure!"
Lydia Hardy just rolls her eyes and leaves the meeting room like boss.
I too, give Sam a signal and we both leave the meeting room.
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In a high class restaurant 20 minutes later. people dine and laugh over the sound of soft violin music. I, the Gentleman, accompany my Date, Sam, to a reserved table with a beautiful view over the New Yorker skyline.
The Table is prepared and I order a seafood plate in Advance with exta caviar to the bread sticks. Then take up the menu and Wait. Only now realising that there are 5 chairs and cutlery provided instead of 4.
And all I can do is adapt to the situation as is comes. I drop my wallet on 'accident' and bend down to pick it up only to see a bug planted below it.
I just swallow my discomfort down and act like nothing is wrong while red flags are raised. Left and Right? What did I do to deserve this suspension? Be successful? Excel in my expertise? Shit, i know a Dozent people that did way worse stuff then I did and I bet those don't get as much heat as them.
But my thoughts are soon forced to engage to the 2 people that are coming to us. Walt and Lydia. I arranged this meeting with them before hand and needed to tie up lose ends. And be genuine while being not to forthcoming, since there is someone listening.
I stand up and give Lydia the curtacy and pull out the chair for her. I can feel that she totally digs the gentleman behaviour. Walt, just take a free chair for himself.
"Do we have someone else coming?" He ask looking at the empty chair. And I shake my Head. "Not that I know of." I answer everyone else looks a bit confused. Enough for me.
I falg down a waiter. "Excuse me, I booked only for 4 people but we have an extra chair could you please take them away?"
The waiter just tills his head and answers confused. "Are you sure? I was informed that there was a last minute amendment for an extra person." The just turns around and leaves to my utter confusion. I don't need to act like it too. The uneasy glances between us said everything.
Especially when a nearly bald suit with a smile of an innocent lamb enters the room and just up takes the spot. I know that guy. But why is he here???
"Good evening." Is all what he says as he takes a napkin and puts it in his neck as if he was just about to eat.
No-one talks as we stare at him.
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I was thinking about continuing the Story in this chapter but I decided to continue in the next Chapter with an exposin. Instead.