Behind her, the noise escalated…
And in front of her the lights dimmed. She kissed each of her biceps, and pulled out her sword. She thrust it into the air, and then plunged into the floor-boards. It stuck there, not broken, just quivering.
Ajusted her hair, and walked back to the conference table. “Okay kids, let’s get back to the agenda! Ah! Mr. Dorian…yes?” A man, resembling a farm animal spoke up in the back “Madam Secretary, how do you feel about our current tariff rates with South Korea?” Madam Secretary adjusted her sun glasses, spent a moment fiddling with the zipper on her alligator skin jacket, and finally replied. “Mr. Dorian, I’ll let you think about our tariff rates with South Korea.” She glanced down at her folder, it wasn’t alligator skin.
“Yes Mr. Dorian, I’ll leave that to you. Here’s something to discuss. It has come to my attention that video games are harmfully influencing our young-ones these days, and this issue I believe is vital to our department. The Secretary of Education has not acted…” She tapped her spiked boots on the marble floor “…and I think that this could lead to violence.”
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Funny, a bit interesting, feels weird to have an action heroine as a cabinet secretary but also is a great scene, good job Christy.
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