Franklin Planner Mazda

i am in my thirties and sitting in a large meeting at a Japanese auto manufacturer.

i see my co-workers here in the marketing department and we’re discussing the launch of our new entry level car, the Martinet. i see that we’re struggling with issues during this launch and the mood is dire around the table. Our leader, a BigIron4x400 named Josh, is taking us all through it now.

[Josh] booming expansive We have a bit of a problem with the Martinet. The cars are heading over from Japan with a defect.

[Josh] walking down the aisle of the meeting room You see. Well, I’ll just lay it out straight. The cars cannot drive uphill. Stall immediately if the car is even slightly slanted upwards. We think people will notice.

((ROOM GASPS!))

[Bob Shakes SVP of seatbelts] offers Could we only distribute to dealers on hilltops first? Would make returns difficult…

[Josh] beaming You see this folks! Right here, Bobby, a true car guy getting to solutions like that snaps fingers.

[Bob Shakes SVP of seatbelts] emboldened We could start in Denver! Or is that really just too flat? Maybe in the curly part of the country like San Francisco?

[Josh] pointing at [Bob Shakes] Right now! TIGER TEAM ACTIVATE! RAWR! RAWR! RAWR!

[Bob Shakes SVP of seatbelts] flies upwards from his seat. His clothes blast off his body exposing a fully detailed tiger outfit!

[Tiger Bob Shakes 1] salutes [Josh] and snaps to the rest of the team (([Tiger Bob Shakes 1] EYES GLOW. ARMS MAKE X ACROSS CHEST)) ACTIVATE FRANKLIN PLANNERS! ((EXPLOSION BEHIND [Tiger Bob Shakes 1]! HE MAKES Y UP HIGH AND HOLDS!))

[Tiger Bill 2] in bright blue (([Tiger Bill 2] EYES GLOW. ARMS MAKE X ACROSS CHEST)) FRANKLIN 2 IS GO FOR TUESDAY AT 2 AFTER DARTS! ((EXPLOSION BEHIND [Tiger Bill 2]! HE MAKES M DOWN LOW AND HOLDS!))

[Tiger Manyfeek 3] in dirty brown (([Tiger Manyfeek 3] EYES GLOW. ARMS MAKE X ACROSS CHEST)) FRANKLIN 3 IS ALSO A ::OBSCENITY REDACTED:: GO FOR TUESDAY! LET’S ROCK AND ::OBSCENITY REDACTED::! ((EXPLOSION BEHIND [Tiger Manyfeek 3]! HE MAKES A C TO THE SIDE AND HOLDS!))

[Benjamin Franklin] with a quill and scroll ((old man with brown clothes. no glowing anything)) Verily, could we just test the ::OBSCENITY REDACTED:: software before you put it on a boat?

[Bob Shakes SVP of seatbelts] deflated ((EYES FADE. OUT OF Y POSE)) ::OBSCENITY REDACTED:: Ben. You ruin everything. This could have been the very best of all tiger teams and now you’ve ruined it. Why? ((PULLING OFF TIGER GLOVES AND THROWING))

[Benjamin Franklin] gamely ((STARING HARD. HOLDING A YELLOW FLOWER)) Verily, i mean go frank, what would I be, 4 or 5?

[Bill] struggling to get out of blue tights Ooof. I need to get a size up.

[Benjamin Franklin] trying. making claw hands Verily, rawr! right? I mean, close enough right…

[Bob Shakes SVP of seatbelts] disgusted ((HUCKS TIGER SWORD INTO TRASH)) Don’t try. It’s over. Tiger team is done. Do what you want with the cars. I quit.

((… and we fade away))