Q: What is the purpose of these meetings?
A: To make you question the very fabric of time and space.
Q: How many icebreakers will I have to endure?
A: Until you learn to love them, or until you lose your soul, whichever comes first.
Q: Can I just send my subordinate to represent me?
A: Ha! Don't be ridiculous. We have seating arrangements to consider.
Q: Are the free donuts really free?
A: Of course not. They're merely a form of psychological warfare.