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Chapter Seven

Mick rang @QueenB on her mobile, he said both he and John would be away for a day or two the following week. They were going to do a street survey on Candy Crush Saga. He said, letting you know now Queenie so you don't try contacting us, to discuss the Crush Play & Show videos.

QueenB replied saying be careful Mick, don't confirm to anyone you speak to that you work for King, you know what some players can be like. Mick said they would be careful and hoped to speak to QueenB when they had finished.

The following week Mick and John hit the streets, clipboards and pens in hand and looked around for people they thought might play Candy Crush Saga.

They approached a woman sitting on a bench who was drinking a frothy coffee and reading a book. John said, excuse me ma'am, we are doing a survey, have you heard of Candy Crush Saga. The woman looked up saying, no I haven't, is it a new confectionary, bit like candy floss, only crushed, have you got any, I wouldn't mind trying it. Mick said no ma'am it's a game that can be played on a PC or mobile. The woman shook her head, slurped on her coffee and opened her book again.

Next they stopped a man who was passing, asking him the same question, and his reply was, oh what's that a new TV drama, what's it about.

Not really getting anywhere, John and Mick moved on, seeing a young man sitting on a wall flicking away on his phone. Mick said, Oh quick he could be Candy crushing, let's speak to him. So they approached and asked if he was playing CCS. No mate, I do play, but I've just ordered a Bolt cab and the apps playing up and I can't see how close it is, the registration number, or where it's picking me up from. Think I'm going to miss my cab and be late for a very important meeting. Can't talk now this is urgent.

The day carried on in much the same way, with people who had either never heard of CCS, or were too busy to talk.

John and Mick then saw two women having quite a loud conversation, looking at each other's mobiles. They then heard them shouting about what level they were stuck on and blockers. Mick nudged John, quick John seems like we've found two players, so they approached them. Hi ladies we're doing a survey on CCS have you heard of it and do you play.

Both women spun around with such speed, it made both John and Mick jump. Yes we do play CCS, they both shouted and that's what we were discussing, do you work for them. Both Mick and John shouted back NO. They then felt bad for shouting back and Mick said no, sorry didn't mean to shout, no we don't work for them. But we've agreed to take on a couple of days work to do a survey for the company, just for a little bit of extra cash. We've been asked to find out what players think of it.

Both women looked at each other and one replied saying, if you want to know what players think of it you should join the King Community, you don't need to do a street survey. Many players like us comment in the Community giving feedback on certain issues. One issue we're commenting on at present are the amount of overloaded with blockers levels there are. Two King employees John and Mick have been asked if they would do Crush Play & Show videos to show how they are meant to be played.

John and Mick looked at each other, both thinking here we go again. Mick spoke first saying, OK thank you ladies for your time, we'll check out the King Community, but for now Robert and I need to move on. John then said, yes Kevin, think we've done enough for today, thanks ladies hope you get to see what you're waiting for in the Community.

John and Mick ended up sitting on the wall the young man had been on. John said, good he must have got his cab. Mick said think we should order one as well John and get back to the office. I feel like we've just had another meeting with Queenie after speaking to those women. Now Queenie can be loud but wow, nowhere near as loud as those two. That's it for me, what an awful day we've had, not doing this again tomorrow.

John said, when we speak to Queenie again Mick, we'll say we spoke to lots of players who said they loved the game as it is. That every level was fun, relaxing and could normally be completed within the moves given. That should put her off keep asking for Crush Play & Show videos.

John ordered a cab, to take them to a cafe they visit often, close to where they work first. That would give them a chance to unwind, relax and get their story the same for when QueenB asked how they got on.

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