Challenge #00480 - A105: Proof of Reading
(New scientific project posts a status update. Buried in hundreds of lines of technical jargon is this)
IA!! IA!! SIS BOOM BA! OLD ONES!! OLD ONES!! RAH-RAH-RAH!!
YOG-SOTHOTH!!
(Followed by:)
To summarize, there should be no harmful side-effects from this project. – RecklessPrudence
“Jenkins… I do understand the natural frustration with our sponsors not reading the technical data they pay for, but…” Paulson handed over the page with the highlighted passage. “Was this absolutely necessary?”
Jenkins fidgeted in place and tangled her fingers. She bit her lip and blushed. “Um. To my credit, I did post that on April the first…”
“…and nobody caught it until July…” added Paulson. “On one hand, you proved your point. On the other hand, you proved it too well and the stock’s dropped by five points and our investors want to talk to you.”
“I get it. In future, I’ll copy-paste in script fragments from Farscape.”
“In future, Jenkins,” Paulson groaned, “restrain your impulses.”
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