New York.
The New York Times building.
The editorial office door was opened. A man in a black suit soon walked in briskly, and he placed a handful of documents on a desk nearby.
"Anders, here's a survey about the Ares program. I hope you can integrate it into the next interview and hand it to me before the end of the day."
"Okay, boss."
The man named Anders took the documents, licked his index finger, and began flipping through the documents.
Even though this action seemed unsanitary, it was one of his professional habits. Whenever there was exciting news, he would lick his finger, even if the document was in electronic form.
Anders finished reading the survey data. He sat up straight and spoke with excitement.
"… I can't believe it, the approval rate for this administration increased by 14.3%."
The editor-in-chief, Duke, took out a document from his desk drawer. He grinned as he quickly wrote something with a pen.
