Say It Again, Slowly

Jakub is calling from the station. Yolanda is at her desk on the fourth floor.

Jakub: Hi, it’s me. Can you send the deal to the printer?

Yolanda: The meal?

Jakub: The deal. The paper for the eleven o’clock meeting.

Yolanda: Sorry, the line’s terrible. Deal. Printing it now.

Jakub: And book the small room for three.

Yolanda: For free?

Jakub: For three! Three o’clock.

Yolanda: Three. Got it.

Jakub: Is the coffee machine working again?

Yolanda: The copy machine?

Jakub: The coffee machine.

Yolanda: Sadly, no. Neither of them, actually.

Jakub: Perfect. Last thing, and this one matters. Don’t tell anyone the number. It’s a secret until Friday.

Yolanda: You want a cucumber?

Jakub: A cucumber.

Yolanda: For the meeting?

Jakub: Yes, Yolanda. Bring a big cucumber to the meeting.

Yolanda: Say it again. Slowly. I’m listening.

(Jakub walks into the office with the phone still at his ear.)

Jakub: The. Number. Is. A. Secret.

Yolanda: You don’t have to shout. You’re standing next to me.

Jakub: You still can’t hear me.

Yolanda: I can hear you fine. I just wanted the cucumber.