Equal-ibrium

(link-reveal:"Hey Siri, what's in my email inbox today?") [ Good Morning Mr. Leon, *You have 2,020 unread messages in your email inbox.* *You have received 124 emails yesterday.* (text-style:"rumble")[**[[inbox(2,020)]]**]**- leon@forestcapital.com - email.com**]

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **Re: Bank Transfer** From: Rene@forestcapital.com To: Leon@forestcapital.com Hey Mr. Léon, the 50k should be in your savings account now. Thanks for your understanding, so we could make project MoutAIN happen with 30% of land use in Black Forest. All the best, Lisa Réne COO | Forest Capital Cell: 1231-2020 [[Reply]] [[Forward]]

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **RE:[Re: Bank Transfer]** From: Leon@forestcapital.com To: Rene@forestcapital.com [[I got it, thanks.-> exceed +1]] [[I think we agreed upon $ 100k, please transfer the rest to me soon. Thanks. -> exceed +2]] Jessu Leon CEO | Forest Capital Cell: 0124-2020

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **FW:[Re: Bank Transfer]** From: Leon@forestcapital.com To: Mary@forestcapital.com [[Please look into this transaction for me. Black Forest should be untouched. -> balance]] [[Please look into this transaction for me. Black Forest should worth a lot more. I was thinking $ 100k on my end. -> exceed +2]] Jessu Leon CEO | Forest Capital Cell: 0124-2020

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blur")[you have some time left]] You close your screen and head to the lobby to rejuvanate your brain with some caffeine. "A Tall Americano for Jessu!" You grab your order and begin to make your way back upstairs. A man with lightning speed storms by you, and your unsipped Americano becomes a splash of paint on your new white-canvas-like shirt. [["Excuse You! I will report to HR for this, now tell me your name."->Shu introduction]]

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blur")[you don't have much time left]] You close your screen and head to the lobby to rejuvanate your brain with some caffeine. "A Tall Americano for Jessu!" You grab your order and begin to make your way back upstairs. A man with lightning speed storms by you, and your unsipped Americano becomes a splash of paint on your new white-canvas-like shirt. [["Excuse You! I will report to HR for this, now tell me your name."->Shu introduction]] [[You pretend nothing happened and walk away -> no interaction]]

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blurrier")[you really don't have much time left]] You close your screen and head to the lobby to rejuvanate your brain with some caffeine. "A Tall Americano for Jessu!" A man with lightning speed storms by you. You cleverly step to the left and avoid the cliché coffee-spliage scene seen on TV dramas. You smelt an indescribable scent he stormed by, almost a fishy odor. Perhaps he works at the fish market? You blocked your nostrils with your fingers and took another deep breathe on the side to try to get rid of the smell. You grab your order and begin to make your way back [[upstairs -> no interaction]].

Shu opens his mouth, almost inclines to say something, then stops. He apologizes again with his head down. You cannot really see his face, actually you don't not really care what he looks like. He is just an irrelevant figure anyway. You walk away and take the elevator to the 48th floor. "Into the unknown...into the unknown...Ahhh~" Your ring tone is (text-style:"italic")[Into the Unknown] from Frozen II. (text-style:"blink")[[[Call from Lisa Réne -> lisa calls - punish]]]

"Sir, I appreciate it. Next time please let me get you an Americano." He hands over a business card to you. He had a big, warm smile, and his wrinkles layers up by his eyes and forehead. For a moment, you felt like you have met him, but you don't really where or how. Maybe a long time ago...(click-replace: "a long time ago...")[seventeen years ago] You might be just tired. Take a sip of your coffee(click-replace: "Take a sip of your coffee")[wait, it's an empty cup now, you just spilled it]. Ah, nevermind. You walk away and take the elevator to the 48th floor. "Into the unknown...into the unknown...Ahhh~" Your ring tone is (text-style:"italic")[Into the Unknown] from Frozen II. (text-style:"blink")[[[Call from Lisa Réne -> lisa calls - save]]]

"Shu," he says quietly. He is no more than 5'5'', but rather a strong physique. "Sir, I have seen you around before. I have been working at Forest Capital for years, please, I need this job for my family. I was rushing to get the door for a lady over there." [["Well, I think you are just making excuses. I will report this to the HR."-> Punish]] [["Well, Thank God I have another shirt in my office just in case things like this come up. Now make sure this does not happen again"->Save]]

"Into the unknown...into the unknown...Ahhh~" Your ring tone is (text-style:"italic")[Into the Unknown] from Frozen II. (text-style:"blink")[[[Call from Lisa Réne -> lisa calls - no interaction]]]

"Jessu, Check your email now." "I have seen your email." "No, not the one I sent you. For God's sake..just check your inbox." "Hey, calm down Lisa, I am checking now." (text-style:"rumble")[**[[inbox(2,020)->new email - save]]**]**- leon@forestcapital.com - email.com**]

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit** From: 123@forestcapital.com To: listserv - all@forestcapital.com Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit --------- Project MountAIN, which brings in $20 million revenue to TreesLove, a non-profit that claims forests in the name of environmental protection, extracts and resales rare mineral Black Diamond from Black Forest. The consensus was reached between CEO Jessu Lèon and TreesLove president Frances Ante, agreeing on sharing profit from Project MountAIN. Happy (print:(weekday:)), Anonymouse (live: 5s) [(either:"Take a deep breath, Jessu.","INHALE...EXHALE...","Hey, Jessu, don't panic, it's gonna be alright...")] (live: 7s) [(stop:)[[Call Lisa -> punish]]] (live: 7s) [(stop:)[[Go to your office]]]

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit** From: 123@forestcapital.com To: listserv - all@forestcapital.com Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit --------- Project MountAIN, which brings in $20 million revenue to TreesLove, a non-profit that claims forests in the name of environmental protection, extracts and resales rare mineral Black Diamond from Black Forest. The consensus was reached between CEO Jessu Lèon and TreesLove president Frances Ante, agreeing on sharing profit from Project MountAIN. Happy (print:(weekday:)), Anonymous (live: 5s) [(either:"Take a deep breathe, Jessu.","INHALE...EXHALE...","Hey, Jessu, don't panic, you will be okay!")] (live: 7s) [(stop:)[[Call Lisa -> save]]]

(print:(current-time:)) subject: **Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit** From: 123@forestcapital.com To: listserv - all@forestcapital.com Forest Capital CEO receives $1 million from non-profit --------- Project MountAIN, which brings in $20 million revenue to TreesLove, a non-profit that claims forests in the name of environmental protection, extracts and resales rare mineral Black Diamond from Black Forest. The consensus was reached between CEO Jessu Lèon and TreesLove president Frances Ante, agreeing on sharing profit from Project MountAIN. Happy (print:(weekday:)), AnonymousSe (live: 3.5s) [(either:"Take a deep breath, Jessu.","INHALE...EXHALE...","Hey, Jessu, don't panic, it's gonna be alright...")] (live: 5s) [(stop:)[[Call Lisa]]] (live: 5s) [(stop:)[[Go to your office]]]

"I just read the email." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" cries Lisa. "I don't know. What can I do? There is nothing to explain." "You did not take a million! That is ridiculous..." "Do you think people can forgive me if I say I only took $50,000 not $1 million? MY REPUTATION IS RUINED!" You hang up the phone before hearing what Lisa has to say. [[You head to your office ->Go to your office]]

Your mind goes blank. You sit down on your chair. The walk from the elevator here was the most devasting one-minute path you have ever taken. Every step felt like like stitching needles to your heart. You heard murmuring. (live: 2s) [(either:"He took one million, it could have been our salary!", " bastard! How dare you!", " This is so disappointing...", " FIRE HIM...", " He better give a good explanation, I want to believe this is Fake News but I cannot...")] [[STOP!]]

"I just read the email." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" cries Lisa. "I don't know. What can I do? There is nothing to explain." "You did not take a million! That is ridiculous..." "Can we find out the person who sent it?" "The IP address is encrypted. I asked IT to work on it but they could not figure out how." "Interesting. [[Someone]] is trying to use this to end my career."

"I just read the email." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" cries Lisa. "I did not do anything. This is completely fake news." "But people are believing it! How do we explain this to the Board?" "Fake News will eventually proven to be fake. No need to worry." You hang up the phone before hearing what Lisa has to say. [[You head to your office -> resolve crisis]]

You are not sure if you actually heard them or just your own self-conscious thoughts... You drop your neck, close your eyes, and try to shut your brain off. But you can't. The more you try to push your thoughts away, the more they come up. You frustratedly scratch your head. You keep scratching...and some of your hair falls off. You look down. Actually, it was a lot of hair. You pull out the pack of cigarettes that you haven't touched for seventeen years. It was given to you by an old acquaintance, a rather [[special one]]...

Seventeen years ago, it was the last glorious year of your college career. Long story short, there were some unexpected circumstances that made you become good friends with a Chinese student who went by the name Will Ni. You actually never asked for his Chinese name. You two were complete opposites, in all sorts of ways. He majored in Computer Science and a die-heart environmentalist, who wanted to be a social worker. You wanted to do investment banking and make lots of money. You entered Forest Capital after ten years in other smaller companies, and climbed your way up. Before you two went seperate ways right after graduation, Will gave you a pack of cigarettes. "I hope you will never need them. You told me you quit smoking. I hope you stay true to your words and principles. You have always been a good and kind-hearted man..." Somehow your eyes are getting moist,[[ you opened the pack of cigarettes -> end]].

You pull out a cigarette from the pack, and you take a couple steps to the entrance to the patio of your office. 48th floor, overlooking the City, the view never looked so gray. Perhaps you overlooked many things along this journey... You lit the cigarette and put it between your lips. Wow, it really tastes disgusting. You cough the smoke out, but you do not let go of the cigarette. You take another three steps to the edge of the patio. You look down. There are still numerous cars on the street, flowing like liquidity in your bank account. [[You take another step.]]

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blur")[Your time is up.]] (live: 2.5s)[And by the way, his name was Shu. ] Every system, whether the economy or the ecosystem, has an equilibrium. When we keep extracting the resources, exploiting human moral bottom-lines, consuming carelessly, and ignoring small but essential part of the system chain, the system sends a feedback loop to break in most unexpected ways. The equilibrium has a balance based on the principle of equal-ibium. Perhaps you need to restart the system to restore the [[equal-ibrium->start]].

You remain calm. You sit down on your chair. You casually put you hands in your pocket. You unintentionally pull out the business card from Shu. (text-type:"italics")[Shu (Will) Ni | Green Guardian Protect Trees. Protect Lives. Forest Capital Cell: 123-2003 Email: Ni@forestcapital.com] Will Ni? Sounds so farmiliar...It took you a couple seconds to gather your thoughts together. Oh yes, [[Will]]!

Seventeen years ago, it was the last glorious year of your college career. Long story short, there were some unexpected circumstances that made you become good friends with a Chinese student who went by the name Will Ni. You actually never asked for his Chinese name. You two were complete opposites, in all sorts of ways. He majored in Computer Science and a die-heart environmentalist, who wanted to be a social worker. You wanted to do investment banking and make lots of money. You entered Forest Capital after ten years in other smaller companies, and climbed your way up. It has been seventeen years since you two spoke last time... You immediately picked up your phone and gave Will a [[call]].

"Hey Will, it's me Jessu. I did not know you go by your Chinese name now! Oh man, it has been years, years, since we last met. So good to see you today bro!" "Jessu? It was you Jessu? The chic businessman I bumped into? you look so different! I hope you changed into a new shirt haha!" "Actually, I remember you were really good at computers, I am running into a bit of a problem now. Can you come up and help me?" "Of course! Send me the floor and room number and I will be right there." (live: 2s)[You hear a knock on your door.[[ "Come in!"]]]

You give Will a nice, warm hug. After inviting him to sit down, you explain the email and ask him to figure out the sender. Shu smiles and takes over your laptop to do some tech geeky work that you cannot comprehend. (live:3s)["Ah, here it is! I found it! It is Alex Dimon, do you know who that is?" "I do know who this is. Haha, it makes a lot of sense now..." Alex was one of the other candidates for the CEO seat two years ago. He has been troublesome since you have been appointed CEO. He is probably trying to use this to ruin your reputation... [[You thank Will for his time and work.]]]

"Will, I appreciate this so much. This is a huge deal." "Of course, man. Do you still have the pack of cigarette that I gave you? Did you open it? Remember? I told you that I hope you will never need them." You open the drawer on the right hand side of your office desk and pull out the pack. "I still have it. I have stayed true to my words." You proudly holds the pack up. "Good. good. That's what I like to hear. Alright, I got to go now, but let's grab dinner to catch up next time." Will's words leave a smile on your face. You feel a sense of [[tranquility]] in your heart.

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blur")[You got yourself more time]] The tranquility you feel is from a sense of balance. Every system, whether the economy or the ecosystem, has an equilibrium. When we keep extracting the resources, exploiting human moral bottom-lines, consuming carelessly, and ignoring small but essential part of the system chain, the system sends a feedback loop to break in most unexpected ways. The equilibrium has a balance based on the principle of equal-ibium. Sometimes we only learn life lessons by heart through exploring different options. Perhaps you need to restart the system to really experience how good it is to be in [[equal-ibrium->start]].

You just could not find out who did it. **anonymouSe** It must be a hint? (live: 2s)[AnonyMOUSE?? Who is this? You take a couple steps to your patio to get some [[fresh air]].]

You mind clears up a bit more. You are trying to think all of the clues through. When you think of mouse, the first person who comes to your mind is an old friend from the college years... (text-type:"italics")[Seventeen years ago, it was the last glorious year of your college career. Long story short, there were some unexpected circumstances that made you become good friends with a Chinese student who went by the name Will Ni. You actually never asked for his Chinese name. You two were complete opposites, in all sorts of ways. He majored in Computer Science and a die-heart environmentalist, who wanted to be a social worker. You wanted to do investment banking and make lots of money. You entered Forest Capital after ten years in other smaller companies, and climbed your way up. You two lost touch after graduation. But one thing you remember was that he told you he was born in the year of Mouse.] Almost out of curiousity and intuition, you googled Mouse in Chinese. [[Shu]] was the result that came up.

It cannot be... It cannot be him... The man who spilled coffee over me? Jessu, make some sense! "Into the unknown...into the unknown...Ahhh~" (text-style:"blink")[[[Call from Vicent]]] Vicent is the Board Director.

"Jessu, you are fired. I have received enough evidence to show that such evil acts were done by you. Jessu, I got to say that I am really disappointed." "Wait Vincent, let me explain!" "There is no explaination needed!" He hangs up the phone. [[I...I did not...]]

(set: $a to (current-time:)) (text-style:"fade-in-out")(print:$a) (click-replace: $a)[(text-style:"blur")[Your time is almost up]] You pack your stuff from your office and leaves the building. You go home and becomes unemployed for another half a year. During this time, you take the time to investigae who was behind the email scandal. In fact, you find out that it was Will, your college friend who did it. He began building anger and hatred towards you after you took a position in Forest Capital he wanted for a long time. He remains an anonymous figure in the company, but his computer skills got even better since college. It was unfortunate that it ended that way. Every system, whether the economy or the ecosystem, has an equilibrium. When we keep extracting the resources, exploiting human moral bottom-lines, consuming carelessly, and **ignoring small but essential part of the system chain**, the system sends a feedback loop to break in most unexpected ways. The equilibrium has a balance based on the principle of equal-ibium. Perhaps you need to restart the system to restore the [[equal-ibrium->start]].

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