"Good Lord there are a lot of people out there." Alex Cummings is standing backstage of the Campuskonzert Adlershof auditorium at the Universit?t zu New Berlin which is full to its capacity at this point. He is peering around the curtain at the over 25,000 students watching the school's dean of education speaking to them. Beside him is his long time assistant Patricia Craig, as well as several heavily armed Black Talon guards.
"Well sir, you are one of the most successful business men in this sector. These young folks apparently know they have a lot to learn from you."
"Patricia, please pull your head out of my a**. You know damn well I hate doing these things, and your a** kissing is not helping me. I have to talk to these 25,000 knuckleheads about ethically succeeding in business using a speech I prepared last friggin night. On top of all the other crap I am trying to deal with right now. Please remind me to fire the entire PR department when this is over."
"You know Alex, you can be a real a**hole some times."
It was at that time that Alex heard his cue coming from the PA system: "Ladies and gentlemen, we know present our honarable guest, the CEO of the RepEx Corporation, Alex Cummings." The applause from the crowd is almost deafening.
"Well... here goes nothing." He walks out from behind the curtain with his hands raised in the air. As he approaches the podium he is pointing towards people in the crowd and mouthing the words 'thank you' with a very large, very fake smile on his face.
"Well, good afternoon everybody. Wow, a lot of you came out for this I see. Not really sure why, I hardly do any work at all." A light chuckle comes from throughout the crowd. "No, but seriously, from what I have ascertained you are the best and brightest of your generation. Your attending one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Sirius. What I'm here to talk to you about is how I was able to succeed and build one Sirius' largest, most profitable companies. As a side note I'll also explain how I was able to do this while keeping to my core ethics, as well as the ethics that I know you all hold dearly." As he speaks that sentence he knows Patricia is backstage laughing her a** off.
"Now, I built my company, RepEx, from the ground up. Now, let me tell you, that yes I started the company alone, with lots of hard work and sweat. But trust me, this company would not be what it is if I had not formed the right team in order to make it succeed." This line in and of itself was a complete and utter lie. In reality it had been Emilio Torres who had begun the company and approached Alex for assistance. If it weren't for his dedication to his Corsair heritage, Emilio Torres would be the richest, most influential business man in Sirius.
As Alex spoke, all attention was on him. He definitely knew how to hold a crowd. With his business prowess, his knowledge of how to "woo" people and his overall charming, yet sinister demeanor he was made to be a politician. Every student, faculty member, and security officer's attention was on him. So much so that no one even noticed the dark looking figure that had snuck his way into the bell tower across the courtyard from the outdoor auditorium only 800 yards away...
<span style="color:#FF0000"><strike>RETIRED</strike></span>
ON MY WAY OUT OF RETIREMENT
