Green Line - IBI Urban Overhaul Unexpectedly Halted by Surprising Archaeological Discovery in Vatican City

Yesterday, while Green Line's construction crews were digging, Richard and I watched from above as three of our executive engineers happened upon a small rectangular object (roughly the size of a jewelry box) that appeared to be carved, exhibiting various shallow incisions on each side. One of the men held it up above his head, looked at us, and began weeping in a dramatic and unmasculine fashion. Richard gave me a quick glance and had him fired immediately.

Several moments passed. While we watched the police drag the man out of the deep pit, I decided it was time to get my heels dirty. So I took them off and had four crew members carry me down into the trench. On the way, I said "...Next time, fetch my litter or I'll sic the dog of Hades on your children!" I could tell they were choking back laughs. Nevertheless, I haven't had that many men's hands on me since the gala in St. Moritz. It was great.

Upon reaching the bottom of the pit, one of the three remaining engineers slowly handed the object to me while bowing his head in admiration (he'll be getting a large Christmas bonus this year). As I inspected it, I noticed that it had an inscription - in Greek. "Figures," I thought, "it's so rare that these things are ever written in English." I motioned to Richard to call our Interpreter of Dead Foreign Languages immediately.

While waiting for Rosaria to arrive, I had Giovanni hold the box under a faucet with hot running water, in order to remove the dirt and encrustations from the surface. He protested at first, but I promised a substantial increase in overtime availability if he wanted it. With reluctance, he nodded and did what I asked. Rosaria showed up moments later and gasped when she saw Giovanni doing what I had told him to do, for reasons that will forever remain a mystery to me because I cannot understand two people who are waving their hands about and loudly bickering in Italian. I began to get a headache, so I fired them both, took the box and met Richard in the Ferrari.

Over an espresso, we decided to hire a team of specialists to come in and investigate our construction zone. The law firm of Quick, Duhk & Hyde informed us that there are international laws that cannot be breached in situations such as these, so we must employ objective scientists to do the job. Unfortunately, Green Line's IBI will have to wait until they figure out what the hell we have on our hands here. In the meantime, Hammond Corp is hiring the newly formed Quick Cultural Management team to perform the services necessary for us to continue with our Urban Overhaul.

Undeterred,

Gwen Hammond
Partner, Green Line Real Estate Co.
CEO, Hammond Corp.