He was talking about the basic tenant of what Andrea believed in people as a whole. No one grew up in a vacuum. People are a result of themselves and their environment. It was good to hear Mike was aware of the relationship between people's behaviors and the places they came from.

"Disney tends to put the smooth edges on some ugly truths about the human condition," she said in a mild tone of voice. "We don't need Disney. We need real people, which means the kinds of people who're flawed and understand flaws in others. Those kinds of observations," said with a vague roll of her wrist, "Are the ones to keep in mind when you're working with teams spanning generation gaps. You'll be good to have in there at the ground level."

There wasn't any way to promise end results. There was only the anticipation for those who might be geared to succeed, and those who might have greater difficulties.

"What do you say we call this interview over, and I look forward to meeting you again someplace further south?"

Andy leaned forward and got to her feet in a fluid motion, holding a hand out to Mike once again.