label w01d03_s03:
    "You arrive at the office at your usual time."

    call theme_brooke from _call_theme_brooke

    scene setpiece office midday desk
    with fade
    "Halfway through the morning, [brooke_name] drops by for a chat."

    scene office_bg midday
    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle talk
    with fade
    "Before long, you're trading war stories like old army buddies."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle serious
    with dissolve
    broo "So I said to him: 'I don't care what {i}they{/i} think the issue is; if you'd call your ISP with the same sort of complaint, what would their reply be?'"

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle happy
    with dissolve
    broo "And he said: 'Well... to turn it off and on again.'"

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle worried
    with dissolve
    broo "To which I replied: 'Well... there you go.'"

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle smile
    with dissolve
    broo "And so he did."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle happy
    with dissolve
    broo "And lo and behold, problem solved."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle serious
    with dissolve
    broo "Leaving me just three more hours of sleep until I had to get up for the demo."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle concern
    with dissolve
    pc "No way... how was that not the first... {i}first{/i} thing he tried when the services died?!"

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle serious
    with dissolve
    broo "Hold up, the best is yet to come."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle talk
    with dissolve
    broo "So he writes up an incident report, portraying himself as the man of the hour."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle worried
    with dissolve
    broo "Takes all the credit. Doesn't even mention my name or how he pulled me out of bed in the middle of the night to do {i}his{/i} job."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle smile
    with dissolve
    broo "Little does he know I make it my mission to review each and every incident report."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle flirt
    with dissolve
    broo "Imagine his surprise when three months later his contract doesn't get renewed."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle happy
    with dissolve
    broo "Twerp didn't know who he was dealing with."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle smile
    with dissolve
    menu:
        "'That's a bit harsh.'":
            pc "That's a bit harsh, isn't it?"
            show brooke_pd office midday cubicle flirt
            with dissolve
            broo "Maybe..."
        "[abgreen]'Serves him right.'":

            pc "Serves him right, ungrateful little shit."
            show brooke_pd office midday cubicle serious
            with dissolve
            broo "Right?"

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle happy
    with dissolve
    broo "Still, if he were any good at his work I'd have kept him on. It was just one of many such incidents."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle serious
    with dissolve
    broo "If you're gonna be an asshole, at least be really competent to compensate for it."

    call music_fade_slow from _call_music_fade_slow_19
    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle concern
    with dissolve
    "Your phone rings."
    "It's [denise_name]'s school."

    pc "Hang on, I gotta take this."

    show brooke_pd office midday cubicle flirt
    with dissolve
    broo "Sure thing, see you later."

    scene setpiece office midday desk
    with fade
    "She walks off as you answer the phone."

    call theme_denise_sad from _call_theme_denise_sad_1
    pc "[player_name] speaking."

    "A nasal voice answers back from the speaker."
    school_phone "Hi, this is Mrs. Farthingsworth, is this Mr. [player_last_name]?"
    pc "This is he, how can I help you?"

    school_phone "I'm calling about your [denise_rel_to_pc] [denise_name]. I'm her school counselor."

    pc "Yes, I remember. We've met."
    school_phone "Indeed. I'm afraid [denise_name] has had an... episode."
    school_phone "She's in quite a state. Can you come collect her?"

    pc "Euh..."
    pc "Yes. Yes, of course! I'll come over right away."

    scene black
    with fade

    "You take your leave and hasten to your car."
    "Luckily, the drive to [denise_name]'s school is a short one."

    return
