He hopes, very quietly, that he is not eaten by another whale between now and the moment he enters the building he's to be interviewed at. Fortunately no such thing happens.
He's dressed as well as he can- there's not really much he can wear, admittedly, beyond a spare outfit that he's managed to procure in this place so far, and the very honeymoon suit he died within. But he's taken great pains to find a way to have them laundered properly, especially after the whale incident, and so while it's clear he's not much to his name in this place it's equally clear that he's tried.
He wants to leave a good impression, even if this is someone he's met.]
FORWARD DATED: OCT 24
He hopes, very quietly, that he is not eaten by another whale between now and the moment he enters the building he's to be interviewed at. Fortunately no such thing happens.
He's dressed as well as he can- there's not really much he can wear, admittedly, beyond a spare outfit that he's managed to procure in this place so far, and the very honeymoon suit he died within. But he's taken great pains to find a way to have them laundered properly, especially after the whale incident, and so while it's clear he's not much to his name in this place it's equally clear that he's tried.
He wants to leave a good impression, even if this is someone he's met.]