Aww, come on, I was only teasing a little. [ there goes her attempt to lighten the mood!!! she sobers up. ]

Um, well -- special job benefit, really. They have meetings kinda like ours, except they answer directly to the Composer instead of down the chain of command like you guys do. So it's a perk of the job.

[ and now she looks a little guilty. ]

... I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you earlier, but.... I couldn't.