So you're here, I'm glad you came, you had one of the most intriguing emails, that I've ever read, you are so passionate about the original formula", says the interviewer ruffling a thick wave of hair.

Lost in the wall photos of Brendan's crumb cake, Zach brings the focus back to the interviewer waiting patiently for a response. Before answering, he cuts to the ceremonial ribbon cutting portrait where a tall gentleman holding the scissors is surrounded by suited men.

"I take it that that's Brendan, must have been a proud day or moment for him, I would imagine", says Zach pointing to the picture on the wall.

"It was, there's me in the back of the guy in the blue suit", says the Interviewer.

"OK, yeah I see you, let's get to the matter at hand, why did Brendan change the recipe for the original crumb cake, it was delicious, now it's horrible and I think he should change it back and I doubt sales increased when he made the change, have they?" asks Zach.

"Actually, they have you and a small contingent of people are against the change, we call ya'll the crumb cake anarchists."

"Why we have to be anarchists, don't you fight for what you believe in and enjoy, and why no comment or suggestion info, ya'll must be scared of opinions."

Brendan strolls in the room sampling crumb cakes given to him by a masked scientist wearing a white suit. One flavor is strawberry. The other is blueberry vanilla. The strawberry gets a thumbs down and empties it in the garbage. He signs off on the latter with a thumbs up.

"How are you doing Sir, I'm Brendan, " asks Brendan shaking Zach's hand.

"Zach, Good Afternoon, I'm OK, you have to change the recipe Sir" says Zach.

Playing with curly chin hairs on a angular face, directing attention to the Scientist who gets the cue to leave, and then puts his sights on the interviewer, squirming in the chair.

"See this man right here interviewing you, he's my best friend and I looked out for him because he believed in me and never challenged me. You on the other hand sent an email attacking me and my business."

The statement causes Zach to sit super upright in his chair. The interviewer is no longer in his sights. Brendan is. He has his full attention.

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Zach says, "I'm trying to help your business grow, as a businessman you're suppose to listen to the people because we fund your enterprise, and those crumb cakes are damn good".

Relaxing his eyes on the interviewer and then intensifying them because he doesn't get the hint, Brendan says, "Stewart can I have a word with Zach in private, you can resume the interview once I'm done".

Stewart hastily leaves. The door slams.

"I'm 3 steps ahead of you. You saw my Scientist. That's if you were paying attention. I'm coming out with more flavors and people like the enhanced original crumb cake."

"What's enhanced about it, you just decided to do away with cinnamon and or some other ingredient. It doesn't taste the same. The ingredient it's missing gave it something special and your skimping out on the crumbs too."

"We talking about the recipe or crumbs, people don't care about the number of crumbs, do you sit there and count the crumbs, I believe you don't you're trying to make me frustrated and angry, did you count the crumbs?"

Not blinking, Zach replies "how do you know people don't care about the pearl shaped crumbs on the crown of the cake, isn't that the centerpiece of it all?"

"You don't want to work for me, you really don't, you're looking for ownership and control of Brendan's Crumb Cake, my enterprise is doing rather well without your suggestion, the lemon and the enhanced especially the lemon is doing well, but you did give me an idea."

"What's that?"

"A limited edition version of the true original crumb cake for those loving the original formula. It will celebrate the one year anniversary. I'll do maybe, well I'm not telling you how many I'm producing, you might steal my idea".

Zach rises out of his seat. "I wouldn't steal the idea because I wouldn't make it limited edition. It needs to be permanently on the shelves and at more stores. So your crumb cake isn't doing that well. Everywhere means your crumb cake is doing well. You were just impatient with the true original crumb cake, and why are we calling it true, call it what it is, and that's the original crumb cake, you set it up to fail and how can enhanced go under the moniker of 'original' when it's apparent that it's not, you said it yourself and you admit that you changed the formula."

"I didn't admit anything. The numbers just weren't there for the original until I switched up the formula, the caramel and sweet and spicy nutmeg was the difference maker and since you're already up can you please leave, have a nice day."

"We didn't discuss the internship, I wrote about it in the email. And we can use the original formula to make French toast, Pancake mix. Expand to breakfast, you have to think higher than you're thinking."

"I'm only doing snacks, you think of maple syrup too?"

"Why not, we can start Brendan's apple cinnamon peach syrup and we can have the large bottle for breakfast and the smaller packets for those wanting extra sweet crumb cake, let's do a turkey sausage also.

"Out."

Not wanting to cause a scene, Zach leaves. He feels that his time was wasted and that the owner was being pig-headed. Zach's logic is that the owner is totally against taking advice from people because he's the Boss and doesn't want anyone to see him at someone else's beck and call. Who in their right mind would want to switch positions? Zach would if it meant increasing profits.