apartment fun

So after months of getting the run-around from Ken Corporation, the rep Mr. Ryu finally came over to see us. Conversation went something like this:
me: So, yes or no, does Ken Corp have anything to do with the maintenance of my apartment?
ryu: Well, you see, after the maintenance contr-
me: YES or NO, do you have anything to do with the maintenance of my apartment?
ryu: umm...not exactly.
me: Fine, thank you. Here's a pen and some paper. Write down the phone number of the owner, I'll deal directly with her myself since you are both unable and incapable of representing my needs.
ryu: Can I just explain-
me: No. You're excused. Goodbye.

He leaves, I take the number and call Mrs. Hirata:
me: This is ren kuroda from Sky Corp.
her: ??? I've never been called by a tenant before!
me: Well, just wondering what's been going on with the repairs to my apartment. Have they been scheduled yet?
her: Uh...I'm still waiting for the estimate-
me: The SECOND estimate already came, two weeks ago.
her: Well you were on summer vacation all August-
me: I was out for two weeks in JULY, but that was over a month ago anyway. But let's not dwell on the past, let's look to the future. WHEN will these repairs be done?
her: That's up to you and Ken Corp and the repair company?
me: Really? Fascinating. Ken Corp said they were waiting on YOU.
her: Well I don't know that, Ken Corp handles all the mainten-
me: But Ken Corp just told me that the mainteance contract has been cancelled and they don't do the maintenance any more.
her: Well I'll call the agent first thing tomorr-
me: But Ken Corp doesn't have a maintenance contract anymore. But go ahead and call them, and while you're at it why don't you go ahead and schedule the maintenance? It's been several months, we've already have TWO estimates, what are we waiting for?
her: I'll call Ken Corp tomorrow.

And she hangs up on me. SO, Mr. Ryu is going to get a nasty call from Mrs. Hirata I'm sure, so I expect a call from Mr. Ryu tomorrow. And if I don't get one, I'll just go ahead and call Mrs. Hirata again and see how her call with Ken Corp went.
To be honest, I don't actually expect the repairs to ever get done, so now I'm just in it to see how many lies I can catch people in.

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