"Based off the time I got done talking to them, the driver is probably dropping him off very shortly." Mr. Morebucks said, as if it wasn't a problem Josh tried to retort as he finished his though. "My wife and I told him there was a nice little interview room in the back, so he'll meet you there. Good luck with him!"
Mr. Morebucks hung up the phone quickly without another word, leaving Josh speechless that Cliff was likely just outside. Standing up hastily from his comfy chair, Josh realized he wouldn't have time to go all the way out front, then all the way out back. Sighing, he turned out the light to his office, knowing he'd have to meet the spoiled man while being little more than a speck to him. Turning the corner to quickly enter the interviewing room, Josh flicked on the light just as he saw the huge man open the door to the little room.
Josh was impressed by what he saw. Based off his attitude earlier he was fully expecting disrespectful rich boy to show up in a tank top of something. But Looking up and down at him, Josh was pleasantly surprised. He wore a slick looking expensive black suit with a white collared shirt and black silk tie. His hair was styled and gelled to the side, looking like an actual young professional. Josh watched as the man moved across the room, taking a seat on the chair in middle of the room. Moving forward, Josh started to speak to him using a specialized microphone for the purpose of conducting interviews while he's at his reduced size.
"Cliff, it's great you could make it on such short notice." Josh said professionally, trying to advert form the truth that he was actually lucky Josh was still even in the building. Cliff simply looked around, trying to locate the source of the voice. "I'm up here. Sorry I had to meet you like this. I was busy with paperwork in the park."
Cliff leaned forward as he squinted, looking directly at Josh in his shrunken state. "You weren't this small when I met you earlier..."
Josh nodded his head, expecting to have to explain this as usual. "Well you see, the premise of shrink and swim is that everyone in the park is shrunk. The park is actually packed in a very small area, but because the people are so small it seems like a normal sized park to them."
"Oh." Cliff said flatly as he leaned back in his chair.
Trying to get on with the interview, Josh figured it would be best to make it as normal as possible even though he was already basically forced into hiring the guy. "You cleaned up nicely from when I saw you earlier. You look very professional."
"Thanks." He said with a bored tone. "Or maid told me I'd never get hired if I looked like a bum. So she dressed me."
Josh winced at the comment. It must be nice to have someone dress you up so you don't look like scum. Josh wondered if the man even knew how important it really was as he continued to talk, "Either way, you look good. Anyway, I'd like to know more about you."
Cliff shifted in his seat slightly, looking uncomfortable. "I figured my mom probably told you plenty."
"All I know is you prefer being called Cliff." Josh lied as he tried to get the man to at least talk about himself.
"There would be a problem if you didn't know that, little fella." Cliff said in a very serious tone. "I don't know, man. I'm in college. My parents travel a lot. I like sports. I like to party..."
Josh listened as Cliff continued to list irrelevant facts about himself until he finally finished. Satisfied with the giant so far, he figured it was time to test Cliff a little. "What do you hope to gain through getting this job?"
"Uhhh..." Cliff said scratching his chin. "What do you mean by gain?"
"I mean like, through working here, how do you expect to grow as a person?" Josh said, trying to spell it out a little more cleanly.
"Well I'm 21. I think I'm done growing." He replied ignorantly as he raised an eyebrow to the tiny man. "You could probably do with a little growing though."
Josh shook his head. There was no way this guy was that out of touch with the world... "I mean like grow on the inside."
Cliff put a hand on his abdomen and looked down at himself. "Pretty sure I'm done growing in there too. This is a weird question."
Josh stood there, mouth a gap at Cliff's stupidity. "Different question then. What good do you think this job will do for you, if you're hired." Josh said, asking the same question a third time in different words.
"I guess it would get my dad off my ass." He said staring up at the ceiling, bored out of his skull.
Happy to be getting somewhere, Josh pipped up, "That would be good! Anything else?"
"Uhhh... not really." Cliff said still staring up at the ceiling.
"Alright then..." Josh mumbled, astonished by the man's lack of interest. "I guess finally, are you willing to learn the skills you need to be a lifeguard?"
"I suppose." He replied dryly as he looked forward at Josh. Leaning forward, he looked directly at Josh's tiny form with a slight shred of interest in the tiny man. Speaking up Cliff said...
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