Orientation began at O seven hundred, on the top floor of Second Skin. Uniforms were required. To keep the schedule flexible, lunch would be provided, along with frequent breaks and refreshments throughout the day. Apparently, there was a lot to know about working at the official clothier of the New Society. As the day wore on, Cecil surmised that most of what he was meant to learn was the proper disposal of Olthunk, the derisive term used to identify ways and means now considered obsolete and useless in the New Society. The phrase, “Sure thing, Olthunk”, had been popular for at least five years already, being heard anywhere that there was the slightest token of resistance to the New Society and its smarter and better thinking. Breaking down all resistance and adding it back to help the New Society grow was a vital part of the process Cecil had been observing. And, for some reason, Second Skin was at the center of it.
Orientation began at O seven hundred, on the top floor of Second Skin. Uniforms were required. To keep the schedule flexible, lunch would be provided, along with frequent breaks and refreshments throughout the day. Apparently, there was a lot to know about working at the official clothier of the New Society. As the day wore on, Cecil surmised that most of what he was meant to learn was the proper disposal of Olthunk, the derisive term used to identify ways and means now considered obsolete and useless in the New Society. The phrase, “Sure thing, Olthunk”, had been popular for at least five years already, being heard anywhere that there was the slightest token of resistance to the New Society and its smarter and better thinking. Breaking down all resistance and adding it back to help the New Society grow was a vital part of the process Cecil had been observing. And, for some reason, Second Skin was at the center of it.