New Story: The Adjusters #55

(Well, only a week later than I hoped. Remember when I was telling you about work being crazy for lack of resources? Well, that was these last few weeks in a nutshell. Things have finally calmed down, and with Columbus Day, I managed to catch up. As a bonus, this is longer than usual.)

Here is October's installment of The Adjusters, “Intermezzo: The Platinum Plan”, wherein we discover the flip side of Family Counseling Services.

As usual, comments welcome.

I'll also remind you that we have a Speculation Thread available for general discussion. (A thread which I read but do not comment on.)


The Adjusters #55 - Intermezzo: The Platinum Plan

Jeffrey Coogan entered the nondescript building through the only door waiting beyond a well-manicured lawn. Nothing distinguished this building from those surrounding it within the Marina District of San Francisco. He double-checked the address, wondering whether he had taken it down wrong from his interlocutor earlier that day.

Inside, he found a charming and welcoming interior lobby, and made a mental note to ask someone about the interior decorator or architect that had designed it. He had been thinking about his new building for SocialCircles, his company, and wanted to demarcate it from other Bay-area headquarters. Maybe something like this would be nice? He tended towards glass and metal himself, but this could work too. Perhaps with a more modern touch. Like a touch more metal. And certainly more glass.

There was no one waiting in the lobby. The only person was a pretty receptionist who gave him a bright smile as he entered.

“How may I help you, sir?”

His sneakers scuffed slightly on the polished floor. He put his hands in his jean pockets, the way he often did when he was confronted with good-looking women in a social occasion. He was not a social person, had never been. He always felt awkward about it.

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Next month: “Intermezzo: Sam O'Neill”.