# GREAT MEETING, EVERYONE! [Intro | upbeat corporate piano, soft percussion | male American voice, forced enthusiasm] "Okay! Hey, guys! Hey!" "Thanks for coming in. Really appreciate everyone being here." "I know it's Friday, and... technically, yes, I know some of you haven't been paid." "Susan's looking into that." "Susan?" [Pause | piano continues awkwardly] "Yeah, okay, she's... she's not here." "That's fine. We'll circle back." [Spoken | quick defensive delivery | light rhythmic piano continues] "Look, I know this is our fifth deadline extension, and I know the CEO went online this morning and said the studio might be closing." "But!" [Brief upbeat musical accent] "I think we're getting a little hung up on the negatives here." "I mean, come on, we shipped a game!" "That's huge!" "Sure, it's crashing." "Sure, the refunds are... well, they're substantial." "But the important thing is we got it out the door!" [Instrumental | short optimistic corporate flourish that ends awkwardly] [Spoken | flustered, increasingly defensive | percussion becomes irregular] "And yes, Bob, I remember you saying the scope was too big." "You mentioned that." "A lot." "And yes, technically, you were right!" [Awkward laugh] "Ha! Okay!" "But that's the beauty of collaboration, right?" "We learn together." "We grow together." "Some of us... grow elsewhere." [Pause | piano drops out] "Because of the layoffs." "Which, again, were not my decision." [Instrumental | one hesitant piano phrase] [Spoken | defensive, embarrassed | strained corporate optimism] "Now, I also want to address this rumour about my second yacht." "First of all, it's a boat." "There is a difference." "And second, it's leased." "So... let's not make this personal, okay?" "This is about our collective achievements." [Break | music stops completely] [Spoken | sudden anxious interruption] "What?" "Security's here?" "Right now?" [Instrumental | faint hurried percussion enters] "Okay, well, can you just tell them we're in the middle of a really important team moment?" "Five minutes!" "Just five..." [Pause | percussion stops] "Oh, they're collecting the laptops." "Okay." [Spoken Ending | defeated, trying to sound cheerful | sparse, tired piano] "Well... normally we'd close with a group photo, but I can see that's probably not appropriate." "So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything you've given this project." "I genuinely believe that what we built here will be remembered." "Maybe not for the reasons we hoped." "But... remembered." [Instrumental | weak attempt at an uplifting corporate flourish] [Spoken | forced enthusiasm] "Okay! Great meeting, everyone!" [Pause | music fades] "Um..." "Does anyone know if my parking is still validated?" [Outro | single awkward piano chord, silence] [End]
