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Sinchao: A play in infinite acts

Act One
Junior Mining Company: We have this great new project to work. It’s called Sinchao
Market: What about the community relations there?
Junior Mining Company: Well we know they’re a bit difficult, but there’s plenty of support too and we’re sure there’s a win-win deal possible. And the rocks are great!
Market: Great! And yes, those rocks are great! Good luck!
Act Two
Junior Mining Company: Hi, we’d love to make Sinchao work for everybody.
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: Well, we understand that you’ve not had the best of relationships with previous companies, but…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: Ok fine but if you’d just…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Act Three
Market: So how’s it going with Sinchao, guys?
Junior Mining Company: Well the rocks are great!
Market: Yeah, the rocks are great!
Junior Mining Company: But the community, they won’t listen to reason! We want to help them, but they don’t want our help! It’s bizarre.
Market: What seems to be the problem?
Junior Mining Company: It’s all a bit complicated but it’s not our fault you know! It’s all about (mentions left wing politicians, backwards community leaders, corruption, a few hints about drug money)
Market: Hmmm, well do you think it can be fixed?
Junior Mining Company: Oh yes, we have this great community relations team working there. A matter of time, I’d say. And the rocks are great!
Market: Yes, the rocks are great.
Act Four
Junior Mining Company: Hi!
Other Mining Company: Hi!
Junior Mining Company: We have this really cool project, but we’re running out of cash. Would you like to join us and help?
Other Mining Company: Well that’s great, because we have cash but we don’t have any cool projects. 
Junior Mining Company: Cool! What shall we call ourselves?
Other Mining Company: Let’s call ourselves “New Junior Mining Company”.
Act Five
New Junior Mining Company: We have this great new project to work. It used to be called Sinchao but we’ve decided that it’s a great idea to change its name! So it’s now called Antakori!
Market: Great name!
New Junior Mining Company: Thanks!
Market: What about the community relations there?
Junior Mining Company: Well, we know they’re a bit difficult, but there’s plenty of support too and we’re sure there’s a win-win deal possible. And the rocks are great!
Market: Great! And yes, those rocks are great! Good luck!
Act Six
New Junior Mining Company: Hi, we’d love to make Antakori work for everybody.
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: Well, we understand that you’ve not had the best of relationships with previous companies, but…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: Ok fine but if you’d just…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
New Junior Mining Company: But…
Community: We don’t want you here. Go away.
Act Seven
Market: So how’s it going with Antakori, guys?
New Junior Mining Company: Well the rocks are great!
Market: Yeah, the rocks are great!
New Junior Mining Company: But the community, they won’t listen to reason! We want to help them, but they don’t want our help! It’s bizarre.
Market: What seems to be the problem?
New Junior Mining Company: It’s all a bit complicated but it’s not our fault you know! It’s all about (mentions left wing politicians, backwards community leaders, corruption, a few hints about drug money)
Market: Hmmm, well do you think it can be fixed?
New Junior Mining Company: Oh yes, we have this great community relations team working there. A matter of time, I’d say. and the rocks are great!
Market: Yup, the rocks are great
Act Eight
New Junior Mining Company: Hi!
Yet Another Mining Company: Hi!
New Junior Mining Company: We have this really cool project, but we’re running out of cash. Would you like to join us and help?
Yet Another Mining Company: Well that’s great, because we have cash but we don’t have any cool projects. 
New Junior Mining Company: Cool! What shall we call ourselves?
Yet Another Mining Company: Let’s call ourselves “The New New Junior Mining Company”.
Act Nine
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