Jim walked into the room.
There was a single man dressed in conservative clothing.
"Please, Mr. Ellis. Have a seat." The man said.
Jim sat down.
"Anyway, my name is Mr. Williams. You are here because there are certain things which you need to be aware of. Things which we haven't told you about before."
Jim looked intently at the man.
"Now, Mr. Ellis." Mr. Williams said. "First off, you of course know that ChangeCorp. is in the business of changing people, am I right?"
"Yes." Jim said. "I was aware of that."
"What you didn't know, is that we achive our means through various methods, usually technology and magic. Because of this, we've made several enemies in the field."
"You mean corporate enemies? Industry rivals?" Jim interrupted.
Mr. Williams stared blankly at Jim for a moment, then continued.
"It is important that we stay competetive, and you should know about the other players on the field."
Mr. Williams paused to clear his throat before continuing.
"Mr. Ellis, the groups on the playing field are numerous. There are the Men in Gray, for example, who are out to destroy us because we use magic, and, well, I shouldn't go into the other reason." Mr. Williams said.
"Why not?" Jim asked.
"It isn't for you to know. Anyway, other groups still out there include the Cadre, the remnants of the Athena League, a newer group known as the Growth Triumphant Society, the list goes on and on..."
"I see," Jim said.
"There's more, organisations like BioTech, BlackCo., E.M.,---"
"What does E.M. stand for?" Jim asked.
Mr. Williams stared blankly at Jim for several moments, then continued.
"Anyway, I'm just here to give you the basics. Do not trust the groups I've mentioned. And be aware that there are more, many more." Mr. Williams said.
"Okay," Jim said.
"Finally," Mr. Williams concluded, "Mr. Johnson outside will tell you the rest that you need to know. If you'd wait outside for a moment and tell Mr. Johnson to enter, I'd be pleased."
Jim thanked the man and exited the room. Sure enough another conservatively dressed man was waiting outside.
"Um, he wants you to go in." Jim told him.
The man hurried inside.
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