The Curiously Stunted, Incomprehensibly Disjointed, Perfectly Inadequate Adventures of Nicholas Cornelius Holloway – Episode 73

She popped into his office. “How’s it going?”

“The board wants the revised strategic plan by end of day, but I just can’t make it work. It’s just…” He took a deep breath. “It’s impossible to maintain the element of surprise in a campaign of galactic conquest. I mean come on-”

He jazz-handed: “‘Surprise! Galactic conquest!'”

He rolled his eyes. “People are bound to see it coming. Eventually.”

She considered this for a moment. “You’d be surprised,” she said.