"Business and friendship," Olivia muttered, wiping a sticky purple droplet off her blazer. "A recipe for disaster. Or at least a very expensive dry-cleaning bill."
"It’s called Zurp ," Gurgs whispered, holding a bottle like it was the Holy Grail. "Discontinued in 1998 for 'extreme carbonation issues.' But the nostalgia market? It’s a goldmine, Olivia! We’re going to be the Queens of Fizz."
Abby smiled, looking at the approved papers. "Sometimes, Dan, the best way to fight the system is just to know which form to fill out."
Ten minutes of "stapler talk" later, the budget cut was reduced to 5%, and the 22-B form was miraculously produced from a locked drawer.