Chair: Let's begin with the figures. Mr Dunn?
Dunn: Revenue is down twelve percent.
Chair: We say "has been recalibrated".
Dunn: Recalibrated downwards.
Chair: In the minutes: "adjusted in line with market realities".
Ito: Which market? Ours is the only one that has fallen.
Chair: Ms Ito, let's not be negative.
Ito: I'm not negative. I'm arithmetic.
Dunn: Perhaps we could say the company is "entering a phase of focus".
Ito: Focus on what?
Dunn: On not losing twelve percent again.
Chair: Very good. That is honest enough for the minutes. Sam, are you recording this?
Sam: Yes. Should I write "honest enough"?
Chair: Absolutely not.
Ito: May I suggest a headline for the annual report? "We Noticed."
Chair: Thank you, Ms Ito. Next item.
Fiction note: All people, places and events in this dialogue are fictional.