DAY 12 OF FLASH AUGUST FICTION: Today we look at the insiders behind the Pandemic Rivalry. Who are the players inside the Government enabling these efforts? The links for the first three parts are below, but this is a great time to recommend two of my favorite writers regarding the thing that is happening that still too few people are willing to admit.
, who is an expert on mRNA technology. Also, who is an EXHAUSTIVE researcher. I hope you find them helpful. I’m Commercial Herschel and I’m here to help.Who are the major corporate players in this series that has it’s roots in Flash Fiction? Enter the Lobbyists.
Part 1: C&M Pharmaceuticals
Part 2: Sianca Laboratories
Part 3: Alesis Drugs
Wait until you see where this thing is going.
Notes:
Max and Luna. C&S sales
Craig Shaw and Bill Frank. Sianca procurements
Elaine Figueroa. Alesis, CEO, deals with fixers.
A Pandemic Rivalry: Part 4
The Insiders
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Mary James from Astor Group, and Stew Paulson from Billson are arguing over who owns Congress better.
"We've been here for 20 years, Stew. We aren't going to roll over for you, and you know these guys are going to be loyal to us." Mary James asserts.
Stew Laughs. "Are you kidding? Loyal? You know where their loyalty lies. Half of them know what we're doing, and they are all in; it's just a matter of who pays more. Loyalty. OK"
"Well," Mary continues. Elaine has her ways, and her guys do not play."
Stew responds. "We'll have our meetings, and then we'll work out the details. My guys are pounding the phones just like yours are."
"Do you know if that meeting is going to be thirsty?" Stew asks Mary
"They have something stowed away for me," Mary says. "I'm sure I can come up with something for you."
"I hear they have a nice supply hidden away somewhere. Have you seen it?" He asks her.
"Have I seen it?" She retorts. "I built it and stocked it when you were still in middle school."
"Loyalty has a lot to do with more than just the money, Stew. They know who made them what they are, and after this deal, they'll be thinking a lot less about money, and you know it." Mary tells him.
Stew muses. "When I was starting out in this company, I never thought I'd be doing anything like this."
"It all starts somewhere, and this started with us. Hell, I was one of the originators of this whole situation. You are all my offspring in one way or another, and you know it." Mary reminds him.
Stew responds, "That's true, Mary, but the development of this treatment changed the whole ballgame. You know that too."
"My people developed this treatment, Stew! Stop acting like you don't know that!" Mary exclaims.
"I didn't write the anti-trust laws, Mary, and this is bigger than both of us now. This is a battle now. You know it's about management. We're both small players in that." I can't wait either; I want these people out of the chain just like you do." Stew says.
"I can't think straight; I need a drink so bad." Mary says.
Stew agrees. "You and me both, maybe you should have made those drinks accessible."
Mary glares at him; her eyes are burning him. "Take it easy, Mary; you're showing yourself." He says
The door to a conference room opens, and a very nervous staffer very softly walks over to them, handing them each a meeting itinerary. He then turns and quickly rushes back through the door, leaving it open.
The two of them perused the sheet. "These are short notes," Stew says.
"I told you, Elaine is not playing." Mary says.
"There's really nothing here that we don't know." Stew says.
"Nothing you don't know." Mary responds.
Just then, Congressman Guittierrezz peaks from the doorway. "Please come in; we're ready for you." He says.
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is sitting around the conference table. They look helpless, powerless, and comfortable.
"This is what we've been given." The chairman says:
The staffer hands them each a folded piece of paper. "This isn't normally how things are done." Stew says.
Mary advises him. "They have nothing to say about it. That's the way things are going to go; that's how things are going to be divided. This is a meritocratic situation."
"That never happens here," Stew says.
The End.
I wonder who has the power to outrank the lobbyists in Washington? This is a weird situation. Hmm?
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A Pandemic Rivalry: Part 4