From: azie	Date: 07/06/2007 16:54:33

*gets an email alert on her P.D.A*

Oh, fuck.

*knows that she'll be up for nights preparing everyone's reports*

	From: manawenuz	Date: 07/06/2007 17:12:33

*Figures this means he'll probably have to do his homework.*

*That or he'll just look like he knows what everyone's talking about while he plays with a Rubick's cube under the table.*

	From: azie	Date: 07/06/2007 17:17:43

*rings up to Neo-Ilmarin to find out when you want her to drop the abridged versions of the reports to you*

	From: manawenuz	Date: 07/06/2007 17:56:39

How about never? Is "never" good for you?

Arien, hi, how are you? It's that time again, huh?

	From: azie	Date: 07/06/2007 18:02:07

*briskly* Looks that way, sir. Are we going with the flashcard prompts again this year or shall I whip up a powerpoint presentation?

	From: manawenuz	Date: 07/06/2007 18:07:44

Oh, Powerpoint, if you would.

*Just cannot resist the way the slides zoom across the screen complete with nifty sound effects.*

No wikipedia links though, the wife can smell them a mile way, I swear.

	From: azie	Date: 07/06/2007 18:14:44

*a little wounded* I would never do such a thing, Sir.

*taps her P.D.A. screen a few times to pull up Varda's appointment diary* Your wife is at a meeting all day Tuesday. We can go over the relevant findings then?

	From: manawenuz	Date: 07/06/2007 18:31:56

Tuesday's fine for me.

You know, I'm not sure I know why we bother. It's the same thing every year: Varda will spout figures that everyone will forget five minutes later, Yavanna and Oromë will get into a slanging match over quotas, no one will understand a word Vana or Aulë are saying and Ulmo won't turn up.

	From: azie	Date: 07/11/2007 13:40:27

The key is to look interested. But not too interested, or else we'll be having these every other week.

	From: a3ulez	Date: 07/06/2007 17:18:46

*wrinkles his nose when Aulendil brings him a copy of the email*

*can't believe it's this time of year again*

	From: aromez	Date: 07/06/2007 17:40:53

*writes up his official report on a napkin*

NUMBER ANIMALS KILLED: LOTS. But not enough.

*appoints one of the Chipses to go in his place*

	From: azie	Date: 07/06/2007 17:46:56

*will probably pad that report out a bit* *with your permission, sir*

	From: aromez	Date: 07/06/2007 17:51:39

*permission granted!*

(*hopes Chip Epsidonodland remembers to give you jerky in thanks positive reinforcement*)

	From: yavannapalurien	Date: 07/06/2007 23:37:44

*is SO ready*

*with a full treatise on KETA's ideology and military strategic goals for the coming year*

*e.g. Oromë = bad, keeping animals & trees safe = good*

	From: aromez	Date: 07/07/2007 02:59:47

*hopes you get a PAPER CUT*

	From: yavannapalurien	Date: 07/07/2007 09:01:52

*hopes one of those fluffy little kittens CLAWS YOU INTO TATTERS*

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/11/2007 07:54:51

*loves report time!*

*sends Arien an enormous spreadsheet containing every reference and cross-reference to data that could possibly be useful. at any time. to anyone. anywhere. ever.*

	From: azie	Date: 07/11/2007 13:39:26

*sends you a quick email from her P.D.A*

Thanks, Boss. Wish all the others were this prepared. How are the Chipses?

	From: tuivana	Date: 07/11/2007 14:04:48

Wonderful! A few of them are out in the city working now. The mortals are so excited about it!

*honestly has no clue whatsoever*