This week with Arlene and Jeff:
Jeff, Ann and Arlene sat in Jeff's office, the two girls with soft drinks, while Jeff had his usual coffee.
One look at their husband's face, and they knew something was wrong. "What's wrong, Husband?" Ann asked.
"I… uh, nothing serious to the most of us, but it will certainly be important to you two."
"You're going to cancel the parade," Arlene said while staring hard at Jeff.
The Prime let out an audible sigh. "I know how much you two have worked on this, but… Well, after we became involved in trying to locate Selina's Mom and Dad, the General and I both began to realize that it isn't time for a victory parade just yet. I don't imagine that those who have lost loved ones to the Miadax, or the ones who have no place to live and have to look to the military for food, think much about us having won the war. If you look at the overall picture, there wasn't a large loss of life compared to the world's population. However, I'll bet that those places that were hit hard, such as the area where Phillip and Dessie supposedly are, will disagree - mightily."
"So, all the training was for nothing?" Arlene said barely loud enough to be heard...
Have a goodun;
Roust