Page 30 of For Once In My Life


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Caffeine_Addict

You sure don’t give up easily do you?

Florence_71

Neither, apparently, do you.

Caffeine_Addict

Nothing too exciting. I get businesses up and running and set them up to sell. Lots of paperwork.

Florence_71

That sounds impressive. I hear you on the paper-

work, though. There’s nothing too exciting about that.

Caffeine_Addict

So am I still in with a chance?

Florence_71

To be honest, the fact you can string a sentence

together is pretty impressive.

Caffeine_Addict

Anyone with reasonable grammar is a standout on here.

Florence_71

Mind you, if you had turned out to work for ASIO you

would have been a ten for sure, just sayin’.

Caffeine_Addict

Maybe I’m using a cover story to protect my identity?

Florence_71

Maybe I’m choosing to humour you and believe your

cover story so I don’t end up in concrete boots.

Caffeine_Addict

I think you’re confusing us with the Mob. We don’t use concrete boots. That was sooooo seventies.

Jenny did smile at that. This was … She shifted in her chair uncomfortably. Okay somaybeit was alittlefun … andmaybe, when you managed to actually connect with someone, it could be a somewhat pleasant way to pass a few minutes if you were bored.

Caffeine_Addict

Favourite colour, flower and season?

Jenny considered her answer for a moment.