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Turns out he was.

He called again that afternoon.

“So, did you think of a name for your consulting business?”

“Sebastian, this is really nice of you, but – ”

“No, actually it’s not, this is just what I do. Did you come up with a name yet?”

“No, not yet.”

“Apparently what YOU do is dither and procrastinate. Think of something in the next ten seconds. Go.”

“Why?” I asked, irritated. “What does it matter?”

“Legal needs the name so they can file with the state and get everything in motion. We’ll be expediting it, but it will probably still take a week or two – ”

“You’re serious,” I realized, and my heart constricted in fear.

“Of course I’m serious. Well, what’s the name?”

“Sebastian, I can’t do this – ”

“You COULD, it would just take you months to figure it all out and get the paperwork in, IF you actually stayed the course, which I doubt you would, so it makes more sense for our legal department to do it. They’re going to create an S corporation for you, so you’ll need bookkeeping and ta