OFFICE GEOLOGY / No. 35 / Client engagements
The reference customer
An empty order tray leads Vera to construct a more cooperative customer base.
- Chip01
Nobody placed an order.

- Vera02
My model assumes everyone did.

- Flint03
Excellent. Invoice the model.

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Panel 1
Chip holds up an empty wooden order tray and gestures in frustration.
Chip: Nobody placed an order.
Panel 2
Vera presents a tabletop model office full of tiny wooden customers while Chip watches.
Vera: My model assumes everyone did.
Panel 3
Flint points at the model while Chip holds a blank invoice and a rubber stamp.
Flint: Excellent. Invoice the model.