“Factors like what?” Phillip was willing to let his curiosity carry him through this particular stretch.
“Handwriting analysis, procedure analysis, steps taken to reach the answers, and so forth,” Katherine said. “We tried to cover everything that would just use the paper he handed in, but not the raw numerical accuracy score. Sometimes the wrong answers he gave were more valuable than the right ones.”
“The paper itself was also revealing,” Daniel said. “Pressure used when writing his answers, and such. The full analysis procedure is fascinatingly thorough. I suggest you look it over, Mister Brookfield.”
“I’ll give it a look,” Phillip said. “All right. So Rob is the last candidate, but his parents aren’t responding. What should we do?”
“That’s a long question,” Chloe said evenly. “Overall, there’s little we can do. We have to give the MacKenzies a specific amount of time before they can be contacted again by the Foundation.”
“Okay,” Phillip said, “but I see him pretty much every other day. Maybe I could…”
“Mister Brookfield,” Daniel interrupted, “the factor of your employment with us is at the heart of this discussion. Please have patience and we shall explain what it is we require from you.”
Phillip seethed at the admonition, but nodded and said nothing. They’re using me, he thought; they promoted me because they need me. Otherwise I’d still be back with the grant grunts.
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