"Don't worry about it, nearly everyone fails the first time," Dr. Case said sympathetically. The members of the team continued to look around at one another because they really didn't know that they were being tested in the first place. They all seemed to be searching the faces of one another for some sign of understanding or lack thereof signifying that there had been no clear indication that they were being tested in any way. Again, their eyes turned to Victor. Sensing their unrest, Leer stood up and did what Victor would normally do if he had called a meeting. He took control.
"We only have a couple of days to get this shipment where it needs to go. I have asked Dr. Case to help us get that done. Pay attention to what he has to say because it is very important." He looked toward Stan and nodded then sat back down.
"Okay everyone," Stan began,"as Victor has mentioned, I am here to help you. These people sitting before you," he gestures toward the beautiful people,"are also here to help you, and sadly for you, no, none of them will be spending any special one on one time with you." The beautiful people smiled toward the team, but the team just frowned and looked disappointed and bewildered."These lovely people are my team. They help me to test and to instruct. The test we ran was a combination of role playing games and interactive personality assessments. The reason you failed is that each one of you divulged information about this mission to a member of my team which would certainly put the mission into jeopardy." Victor's team stopped looking around and looked to Dr. Case then to Victor, then back to Dr. Case, waiting to see what he would say next, judging whether Victor was upset or not."This is all perfectly normal behavior," Stan Case continued,"we are here to teach you how to keep those normal tendencies in check as well as to develop the ability to role play convincingly. In order to perform the tasks necessary to complete this mission, several of you are going to have to become actors, and we," he gestures once again to the beautiful people,"are going to show you how." He paused for a moment, then held his hand out toward Leer who stood up and began to walk toward the front of the room again,"Victor has a very interesting plan which he would like to share with you all now, so I will let him tell you. It is a good plan and should work. If it doesn't, it means that we have failed him, my team and your team, and I for one have a very hard time accepting failure, particularly from myself!" Dr. Case looked at the group with sincerity and intensity. He had made a very strong impression on them from the time he had arrived and as he took his seat he transferred all of that energy to Leer who now stood before the team, no longer just a boss, Victor had become a leader with a plan.
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