the Scarlet Letters

Nice! Hey, think of this job as a stepping stone to bigger and better things! ; )

Excitement indeed! This turn of events is worthy of a thrill or two. We are all so happy for you, Sven. I can't imagine a more avid and rewarding person to give new information to than you as you put absolutely everything you meet to noble use.

Ahhhh, veeeeeerrrrry interesting. I know code when I see it.... obviously Shelley is trying to say something in specially encrypted fashion. Let's see if we can break the code, shall we?

I can't imagine a more avid and rewarding person....

I must admit the avid signifier has me stumped.... I'll get back to that one. I think it's vitally important. Because obviouslt nobody would use a word like this in an ordinary sentence in ordinary conversation. Even Shelley. ; ) But the next signifier is pretty telling. REWARDING. Obviously by linking this signifier with Sven's name, she's implying that he's a person who rewards, or gives freely to others. The question is, to whom is he supposed to give information, and what information exactly. As we continue to break down the encryprtion it begins to become clear......

to give new information to Clearly this refers to proprietary information.... trade secrets closely guarded by Bent Image Lab. Exactly what secrets though is still unclear. Perhaps we can decypher a bit more...

as you put absolutely everything you meet to noble use. Absolutely everything you meet? Obviously this is not correct english, and must be code, right? It could mean that Agent Sven is supposed to bring back every bit of secret proprietary animation information he's able to wrest from the command center. But back to whom? Ah.... wait..... I knew my my training in Navajo windtalker code breaking would come in handy. Let's take another look at this last phrase:

to noble use

I think the code is broken. Noble use. So, the agent's mission is obviously to steal information and bring it back to.... someone with the code name Noble. Not sure who that would be.

And I think I've cracked the first signifier now as well. Avid.... that's a video editing software. That must be it! Sven is supposed to learn how they use the Avid editing suite and tell Shelley!

This comment will self-destruct in ten seconds. Good luck Agent Sven (whoever you really are).

Dude. You're trippin' me out, man!

Leftover adrenalin (and possibly those weird faux buffalo wings I had just before bed) wake me up at 4am, and this is what I find? Clearly I must still be in a dream state.

Mike, are you drunk? Or...something else? Your comments are cracking me up today...I'm a spambot, Shelleys groovin to disco, and Agent Sven here, well its safe to say he's been busted....we're all onto you now "Sven", if that is indeed your real name...:)

Congrats man, you're in like Flynn! I'm thrilled for you, keep that adrenaline going! :)

Yeah, I don't know what's up... I'm just high on life lately. And you guys all get to benefit... or suffer, depending on how you look at it!

I'm laughing at the thought of Mike breaking "The Wind" code! XD

Look Micheal P. Brent--sometiimes I talk funny--but I know what I mean. And don't even try to pretend you don't know exactly what I mean too...

Sven's "avid", he's enthusiastic, devoted, eager, fanatical, fervent, insatiable, intense, keen, passionate, rapacious, ravenous, thirsty, voracious, and zealous.

He's "rewarding" because sometimes you give opportunities to people and you might wonder why you bothered, (Right SMA Mike?!) whereas, with Sven, every single thing one tells or shows him is appreciated and utilized. That's what I call a rewarding feeling to have as an employer.

Things that are used for a worthwhile cause, such as Sven's experience, is to me the very definition of a "noble" use.

Now everyone knows what both Mike and I sound like when sleep deprived, loopy in his case, and autodidactic in mine.

(Did I ever mention that I sell Thesaurusi?)

ROFLMAO!!!

Glad you took it so well Shellage. Yeah, I suffered this bout of crazy pranksterish humor... maybe it was the heat? You've obviously recovered full facilities, to use a word like autodidactic! Could I get a Theseus to look that one up? ; )

And of course you're completely correct about Good Sir Svennington! A nobler knight never took up lance and shield in defense of ladies' honor nor king's crown. Or in this case lathe and torch!

...And, is that Michael P. Brent as in Michael P. Keaton?

Or wait.... it was Alex P Keaton/ Michael J Fox. Ok, never mind!

I understood your mood and of course you were right to poke fun at me for that.

I made up the "P", no reference to anything, maybe pissed off? Nah.

autodidac = a self-taught

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And yes, I've had much experience in wind-breaking. I can do it in several languages!