Quarterly Goals

Brother Vectris goggled at the sight of an all-too-familiar profile across the courtyard. "What is he doing here?"

Vectris demanded. Father Alberion sighed. "He brought a claim before the justices. Technically, he was dismissed inappropriately, and we were obligated to take him back and put him on a performance review plan instead."

"Inappropriately...!?" Vectris said. "The Order of the Azure Shield has but one duty: to maintain the mystic prison around the arch-fiend Blistriek. He colluded with the demon and betrayed all of humanity!"

"Yes," said Albion, "but other than that, his record is flawless. It was a first offense."

Incentivizing Success

"Hey, Luanne? I have... kind of a weird problem with my paycheck."

Luanne smiled at Darnell. Luanne always smiled. "What's up?"

Darnell pointed. "Look, the total is almost a hundred dollars higher than it should be."

"Silly," Luanne laughed. "We had like five sunny days this week, remember?"

"...we get a bonus for sunshine?"

"Mm-hm! I wouldn't spend it yet, though; next week it's supposed to be rainy."

"Wait, we pay for rain? What, do our sales govern the weather or something?"

"Maybe!"

"What happens if we get hail? Or tornadoes?"

Luanne's eternal smile faded. "We don't talk about that."