"--Absolutely! I'll call him about the proposal and we can work out the details."
"That would be excellent. And I'll rally everyone up on my end and put together a report to blow them out of the water!"
(Nobody else around them is talking.)
Just then, the businessmen are almost aware that the space between them is altered as a stewardess squeezes through and parks a beverage cart between them. As she pours cokes, business continues, with the men's faces meeting wherever they can in this new setup: around the cart and the stewardess, wherever there's a gap of negative space. As she leans forward to grab a cup, they get a few businesswords in behind her back. As she bends down to get the ice, a reassuring nod is passed over her head, as she reaches across for a napkin, the men share a businessknowing chuckle between her belly and the heavy metal cart.
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