greg grey
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- Mar 20, 2013
"Thanks for the drink," I say under my breath, as Monika sits down beside me. Over her perfectly-toned thighs she smooths out her perfectly-tailored, perfectly-tight dress, and looks across the room fighting back a maddeningly amused grin. "You're getting a huge kick out of this, aren't you?"
"Oh, Greggy," she says, entirely too pleased with herself and this little farce - me as child. Such a great opportunity to tease me. "Of course I'm enjoying myself! Aren't you?"
"Having a blast..." I deadpan, and take a suck at the now half-gone, creamy concoction that's masquerading as a kid's cocktail.
"Don't drink that too fast, sweetie," she quips, "We wouldn't want you getting a tummy ache..."
"Ha ha," I say, trying to sound impassive but feeling myself flushing red. I stir the drink with my straw. "How'd you guys-"
"Get her milk in here? Make you a Mommy-Cocktail?"
I redden harder.
"Oh, we women have our ways..." Monika smiles, taking a sip of her own drink.
"I'm starting to realize that myself," I say, trying to sound enigmatic.
She laughs.
"So, anyway," Monika continues, leaning in a bit towards me, conspiratorily, "I think this 'Greg Junior' idea is a good one..."
"Y-yeah..?" I respond, still trying to look and sound nonplussed...but I know my unease seeps into my voice.
"Sure. Just let me run the show here, you can sit and watch," she says, sounding somewhere between honestly sympathetic towards my plight and exultant at the opportunity to operate with impunity among all these power players. "Between Elvira and myself, we've already got the RHB Malaysia thing going - you heard that, right?" she continues, "Having Minah in Parliament there? Wow. That'll be a biggie. Anyway.... through Hudong-Zhonghua Freight we've scored rights to the Pan-Asian lanes and two seats on their board. Kristina's working on acquiring some tech from Dainippon in Japan. I think we may have some new sway on the Jakarta deal and the Mekong Delta thing is as good as done..."
Monika continues listing off new connections, new business deals, new victories; I take a long sip of my drink. This should be exciting to me, right?
"...Elvira has her claws in Min-Jun Park from Hanjin Shipping. I really think we have a takeover opportunity there. And with FPT Group Technologies and Viettel from Vietnam...seats on their boards already, and some definite chances for acquisitions..."
I'm listening to her, I'm trying to stay engaged...but I'm starting to feel tired. "And...tell me again..." I mutter - still under my breath, yet still in my weak little-boy voice in case we're heard - "KOLECTV is doing what..?"
"Oh, we're getting wives for all these pervs," Monika laughs.
"Wives?"
"Well, women," Monika corrects herself, "some of them want wives, yes, but some are asking for 'secretaries', 'friends', 'employees'....basically, they all want their own Milenka..."
"And...<yawn>...KOLECTV can handle this?"
"Well, we'll have to see..." Monika says, "I've been talking to Oksana, it sounds like they're ready for the challenge, and Kristina has big plans for a new facility near us..."
"A...new...<yawnnnn>...wh-what?"
Monika smiles, seeing me start to fade.
"Oh, we can talk about that later, big guy," she coos, her voice dropping again to a syrupy mock, "little Greggy looks like he's getting tired..."
"Yeah...I am feeling...funny..." I manage. What is it? Is it this milk, making me drowsy?
"Excuse me, miss?" I hear Monika call out, grabbing the attention of our geisha waitress, "Can you come here for a moment..?"
I really am feeling weird...
"Oh, Greggy," she says, entirely too pleased with herself and this little farce - me as child. Such a great opportunity to tease me. "Of course I'm enjoying myself! Aren't you?"
"Having a blast..." I deadpan, and take a suck at the now half-gone, creamy concoction that's masquerading as a kid's cocktail.
"Don't drink that too fast, sweetie," she quips, "We wouldn't want you getting a tummy ache..."
"Ha ha," I say, trying to sound impassive but feeling myself flushing red. I stir the drink with my straw. "How'd you guys-"
"Get her milk in here? Make you a Mommy-Cocktail?"
I redden harder.
"Oh, we women have our ways..." Monika smiles, taking a sip of her own drink.
"I'm starting to realize that myself," I say, trying to sound enigmatic.
She laughs.
"So, anyway," Monika continues, leaning in a bit towards me, conspiratorily, "I think this 'Greg Junior' idea is a good one..."
"Y-yeah..?" I respond, still trying to look and sound nonplussed...but I know my unease seeps into my voice.
"Sure. Just let me run the show here, you can sit and watch," she says, sounding somewhere between honestly sympathetic towards my plight and exultant at the opportunity to operate with impunity among all these power players. "Between Elvira and myself, we've already got the RHB Malaysia thing going - you heard that, right?" she continues, "Having Minah in Parliament there? Wow. That'll be a biggie. Anyway.... through Hudong-Zhonghua Freight we've scored rights to the Pan-Asian lanes and two seats on their board. Kristina's working on acquiring some tech from Dainippon in Japan. I think we may have some new sway on the Jakarta deal and the Mekong Delta thing is as good as done..."
Monika continues listing off new connections, new business deals, new victories; I take a long sip of my drink. This should be exciting to me, right?
"...Elvira has her claws in Min-Jun Park from Hanjin Shipping. I really think we have a takeover opportunity there. And with FPT Group Technologies and Viettel from Vietnam...seats on their boards already, and some definite chances for acquisitions..."
I'm listening to her, I'm trying to stay engaged...but I'm starting to feel tired. "And...tell me again..." I mutter - still under my breath, yet still in my weak little-boy voice in case we're heard - "KOLECTV is doing what..?"
"Oh, we're getting wives for all these pervs," Monika laughs.
"Wives?"
"Well, women," Monika corrects herself, "some of them want wives, yes, but some are asking for 'secretaries', 'friends', 'employees'....basically, they all want their own Milenka..."
"And...<yawn>...KOLECTV can handle this?"
"Well, we'll have to see..." Monika says, "I've been talking to Oksana, it sounds like they're ready for the challenge, and Kristina has big plans for a new facility near us..."
"A...new...<yawnnnn>...wh-what?"
Monika smiles, seeing me start to fade.
"Oh, we can talk about that later, big guy," she coos, her voice dropping again to a syrupy mock, "little Greggy looks like he's getting tired..."
"Yeah...I am feeling...funny..." I manage. What is it? Is it this milk, making me drowsy?
"Excuse me, miss?" I hear Monika call out, grabbing the attention of our geisha waitress, "Can you come here for a moment..?"
I really am feeling weird...