Now entering Jack's Office

[heroantagonist]

[It's a long ride up in the elevator. The floors passing you by start to merge together into a jumbled blur, leaving the whole experience altogether surreal and boring.

Eventually though, it ends. Finally, you're deposited in a yellow hallway, rows upon rows of computers on business desks encased in large glass windows. A disc-shaped cleaning bot handles the long stretch of hallway you march down, rumbling incessantly as it passes. More potted plants. More Hyperion logos, getting worse by the second-

And then you enter Jack's office.

The man (the myth, the legend) himself is probably behind his desk. So why don't you drop in and say hi? Just be mindful of the rules...]

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Re: tuesday, week 2, after motive

[heroantagonist]

One hundred percent real, my charming Detective friend!

[ it doesn’t matter if Columbo’s niceties and platitudes are hollow. He’s saying them. And that attention is all that Jack needs.]

Oh, it cost a whole lot more than the kind of job you’ve seen. Comes with being a CEO with a corporation operating in more than one solar system. I’ll try not to talk your ear off about how much money that means.

[thisoldman]

[Columbo lets out a low whistle, shaking his head in a sheepish manner.]

Golly. A CEO, huh? You must be a pretty important guy around here, then. Was it you who came up with the idea of the hero academy, then?

[A pause.]

Oh--er, I just remembered the reason I came up here. You, uh, fulfilled some requests for some people, right? I was wonderin' if you would be able to help me out, uh...maybe get some cigars, y'know?

[heroantagonist]

[there’s a twinge in his brow at the mention of “requests”.]

Sure. Always happy to help a bunch of heroes-to-be! Cigars, huh? You know I’m legally obligated to tell you that smoking blah, blah, blah.

What kind did ya have in mind?

[thisoldman]

[Columbo shrugs.]

Oh, nothin' in particular, just, y'know. Any ol' cigars you have lying around, that'd be great. It's a really wonderful facility, you know. Just missin' a few home comforts.