Song Story Prompt for 11/20

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Consider the possibilities within this song, the melancholic strains and the soulful piano.  Who is it yearning for the city, and what will take him back there?  I hope you get a picture of this in your head and then share it with us next week.
New York State of Mind by Billy Joel

LYRICS

"Mister Waverly's new motto" ~ for the What's My Line? Challenge

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Challenge: What’s My Line?

The prompt: “You’re late”

Title: “Mr. Waverly’s new motto”

Author: mrua7

Word count: Approx. 1200

“You’re late…” a phrase Napoleon Solo had heard on many’s the occasion as he wasn’t always the most prompt person when it came to showing up on time.

He’d heard it only this morning when he walked into his office he shared with his partner, as their secretary informed him Illya was already headed, as his second, to Mr. Waverly’s conference room for the Monday morning meeting, in anticipation of his partner's tardiness.

As he hustled to get there, Napoleon again heard the phrase being uttered by Lisa Rogers as he passed her desk.

“You’re late, and he’s not happy.”

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