“There’s one more stop on the tour. If you’ll follow me back into the elevator,” the tour guide said as he pressed the call button.
“This place is pretty cool,” Summer said to fill the time while they waited for the elevator to come up. “I didn’t think we’d ever see stuff like this after the dotcom bubble. And y’all’re making actual money this time around?”
“Heh, yes, we’re doing quite well,” the tour guide said. The elevator arrived and they both got on. The doors slid shut and the elevator descended.
“So Summer,” he broached, “I’m afraid there was an ulterior motive in offering you a tour of our headquarters.”
“Aw fuck, this isn’t like that thing where the police say you won a drawing for a boat and then they arrest you when you come to get it, is it?” Summer asked. She was making a joke, but the fact that she was stuck – trapped – in an elevator rose a few ranks of importance in the back of her mind.
“Well, to be honest, it is a little like that,” the tour guide said. “except instead of arresting you, we’d like to offer you a job.”
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