12 Making A Choice 2 (2/2)

Tom checked it as it came in, and nearly choked as he looked at it.

”Alan, is this the whole business plan?”He asked incredulously, looking at the single page document in front of him.

All it said was the title of the cafe, Alan's name, and the plan was to ”make money”.It read like a third graders attempt at a business plan.

”Yes,” Alan replied shamelessly.He knew he'd phoned it in.Still, he'd hoped they wouldn't even ask for a business plan.

Tom coughed a few times.”Well, I'll take tonight and work on it.You can go back to the bank tomorrow.”

”No rush,” Alan said.”I wouldn't want to put you out.”

”Nonsense,” Tom said hurriedly.”It'll be ready tomorrow!” Then he hung up before Alan could reply.

Alan chortled slightly.It was so easy to read him.

Meanwhile, dozens of employees at Tom's company found themselves summoned to his office as he began barking orders at them to workshop the business plan.

They had to drop everything, some of them even leaving their children's birthdays, their doctor visits, and other important events.

”Daddy is sorry, honey, but my boss has called me in for an emergency.If I don't go I'll be fired.”

And just like that, Alan unwittingly ruined a young girl's birthday party.

”Host has accrued more bad karma.”The system said.

”What are you talking about system?”Alan asked.The system didn't reply.Alan decided to just ignore it.

He whistled as he walked back home.However, as he did so, he tripped on his shoelace and crashed his head into a telephone pole.

”Host has suffered a head wound again, entering recovery mode...Recovery complete.Bad karma neutralized.”

”System…” Alan said as he sat on the ground clutching his now healed head.

”Yes, Host?”

”About this headache…”

”Yes, Host.System considerately left you the headache to preserve survival instincts as discussed earlier.Please endeavor to stop sustaining head wounds going forward Host.”

”...You're really too considerate system.”