Data Collection (after battle)

<That went well…>

As expected of our Executive Manager. The exceptional development of your strategic genius reminds me of the earlier years of my career.

<Uh-huh. Thanks.>

Whew, got anything to snack on, guys? I'm starvin' here after that brawl.

You will maintain an empty stomach for the duration of the tests.

Next on the docket is...

I would've asked Meursault for a massage if I knew this was coming. Whose idea was this anyway?

… Well, if you really want to get into it, we can trace this right back to your vacation request, Gregor. Not that this wouldn't have happened without that, but yeah.

Oh c'mon, fellas. There's gotta more to it than that.

…….

Sure there was. Not that it would've made any difference.

Because like Ishmael said, this all began with Gregor's particularly egregious stretching.