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[paramedicals]

Hey. Seems like these are working well enough. Good talking to you all.

Few orders of business. First is we're getting a new patrol schedule set up. They'll be posted at the front gate of your community, and they're mandatory. Think of it as a bonding experience.

Second, we're all doing open house tours of our bases. Prescott today, Dutch's fort tomorrow, Lundegaard Thursday, and Whitney on Friday for their fancy party. Everyone should come look around and get an idea of how everyone else is doing things. That's just a friendly suggestion.

Last we have the first Summit Meeting. We'll be hosting it here at Prescott on the 30th. Anyone who wants the floor will have it for five minutes. Try to prepare your remarks ahead of time.

That's all. Have fun.

Comments

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

We're pretty normal, considering.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

Just because we're not making charcuterie boards out of old fences or booby trapping the place to shit? Guess the bar isn't really set that high after all.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

I mean, we've got all those murde I could put some hats on some chickens if you think it would help us bond with them.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

You can't give me a prospect such as that and not have me say yes to you making a fool out of yourself running 'round putting hats on chickens.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

I changed my mind.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

You're no fun, Emmett Wright.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

For some reason, people keep saying that.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

Give yourself some credit. You put up with this lot here.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

Like I have a choice?

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

Don't have a want to go bunk with our new fellow summit members in their digs?

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

They're probably all feral psychopaths. And they probably don't even have critters.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

The teenagers living in the shipping containers more than likely are, but I'd like to think these people have some sense if they're willing to come together at all and haven't just brought out the gallows. You sound like an old coot looking for a reason to be paranoid.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

And if they take over everything we've built because they deem us incapable of governing ourselves, then what?

Lundegaard.

[lineman]

It won't come to that, Emmett.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

I hope not. I [...] like everyone, and what we have here.

Lundegaard.

[lineman]

People will see that, too, Emmett.

And everyone is grateful to have you with us. And at the Summit.

Lundegaard.

[agriculturalist]

I'll try not to fuck it up.

I apologized to the Prescott guy. Sorry for making a bad first impression.

Lundegaard.

[lineman]

[...] Emmett, if things go poorly for our community, I doubt it will be because of something you did or did not do.

You take a while to warm up. I see nothing wrong with that. In my experience, some people never create genuine warmth with others. Like myself. You can and you do. I wouldn't worry.

Emmett/Gideon

[transferswitch]

That's what I'm afraid of.

But it's even more reason why we need to put on a good face. Show them some cute animals, let them see the kids playing. Smile even if we don't like it.

And you didn't make a bad impression, I shouldn't have given you a hard time.

Emmett/Gideon

[agriculturalist]

It's all right, I kind of forgot how to put on the ol' customer service face. I'm going to try harder. I did the game even though I'd rather poke needles through my eyes.

I've got tons of baby animals, I'll trot out the whole damn petting zoo if I have to.

If there's anything in particular you'd like me to do, just tell me and I'll do it.

Emmett/Gideon

[transferswitch]

I'm rusty, too. We'll get it. It's like riding a bike, you never forget how you survived your first retail job.

Just focus on keeping things running like you always do. Speaking of baby animals, I'm going to see if I can locate some late season kittens.

Emmett/Gideon

[agriculturalist]

You'll want to check the East end of the barn for those, the ones at the other end have got the sniffles and are in quarantine right now.

Emmett/Gideon

[transferswitch]

Good tip. I'll lure the mamas out with some chicken and make sure they're front and center.

Lundegaard.

[lineman]

I believe there are adult women living in the shipping containers, with the teens.

Lundegaard.

[quaid]

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.