Arnie listened to Anni. Her last sentence did have sence. Stivik hadn't been much use for the factory, and if he's really spying for the Cartel... Well, of course, the Cartel already made his move in with Dionysia and the message she brought to him.
But still, if he had to choose between Stivik and Anni, he would choose the latter. She had unusual connections with Paramites and Scrabs, which might prove extremely handy in the meat plant.
He thought about Anni's words again. ...urge to go out, away from the grey world and visit the lushy forests and stuff... Then an idea struck him. If a patch of nature would keep her away from trouble, why not bring it in the factory? "And, to make it profitable... a garden with rare plants... but this is a meat factory... maybe plants which could be used with meat... Spice!" he thought.
"Listen, you're right at some point about Stivik, I guess. Maybe I should send him out to Stockyards too, it worked earlier with the BigBro I mentioned. Anyway, I have an idea. You say you want to get closer to nature, and I might arrange that. I want you to organise a spice garden in the factory. You'll be away from Stivik and still inside with your friends and what not."
He was amazed about the things he said, and the part of him which yelled with Mist was about to send Anni out the office and back to work, but the good cause prevented that. The idea might be profitable after all, since the spice came from other companies that time, and an inner spice source would render importing unnecessary.
He shook his head a little, then asked. "So, what do you think?"
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Rick stopped climbing and shouted down to Arthur. "I'll be fine, I've met worse. It's definately better than those metal cables I've had to descend on in an elevator shaft." And he continued climbing towards the ceiling.
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