PCI: Its been great the past 5 years
AZ: absolutely fantastic, thank you thank you!
PCI: so …
AZ: so what …?
PCI: well, the collaboration
AZ: oh that …
PCI: it will exciting sharing more success, don’t you think
AZ: well, well … you know we are just scientists! Will get them to call you! Hang on tight
PCI: get who?
AZ: the black suits with a fat suitcase
PCI: oh of course, do you know when?
AZ: most soon
**** 4 months later …
PCI: hello hello …
AZ: yes sorry sorry we totally forgot about you, you know it’s covid mood here in the office, priorities are priorities,
PCI: no worries, wanted to say hi, get your news, your family news your job and if you are generous enough possibly some updates but only if you think you have update for us … no rush… you know you are big … we are small … we all know the rules
AZ: of course of course we hate to waste your time and thanks a lot for entertaining our scientists for the past 5 years, we really appreciate it. You know blue Light red lights ,fibers … some cool toys we heard you have.
PCI: glad to hear they enjoyed it …
AZ: tell me about it! It was the only way to stop them bitching about having no candidate to develop. Couldn’t have done it without you laser boys really
PCI: excuse me!
AZ: oh they didn’t tell you … they should have told you if you asked. Well! they are usually assholes but they are also honest when asked
PCI: so this is it?
AZ: of course not, we will send you a cake!
PCI: wait wait you can’t just do that but but but why ?
AZ: beep … beep … beep