I originally wrote this for a friend of mine, but it’s been pretty well-received, so I decided to make it available in more places. It’s hosted [here](https://www.literotica.com/s/a-very-drawn-out-work-convention) on Literotica, and the following is the first of just over four pages as it’s organized there.
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“Mega Combo! You just saved 10,000,000 acres of Amazon rainforest!”
I smile, and move another block into place. Another couple rows eliminated.
“Score doubler! You just saved the Tasmanian tiger from extinction!”
I giggle and look up across the table. James smiles and gives me a thumbs up. I can feel my cheeks heating up.
At this moment, I am supposed to be listening to a presentation on the effects of the Super Bowl on regional energy usage. I am not listening. This is my fifth year at the EECC, first as student, now as a private industry representative, and I realized as early as early as the first that the convention functions much more as a platform for networking than it does as a way to raise awareness or discuss actual solutions to problems. That’s what I’m doing right now: networking. Read more ยป