shootout at high noon

Bigtime showdown by boss at lunch. A real-life Western.

Dressed in black, white-hat (boss) casually strolls into the small town cafe. The stranger's entry is greeted by malevolent stares from a seedy group of bar flies. His presence is challenged in a prolonged attempt at provocation. A classic confrontation. Black hatted badguy steps up (me)
Says Black-hat: Lets take this outside
(spits out the slowest burning cigarette stub in history)

They step out. Out= Old West's ghost town, abandoned by miners.
Goodguy slowly approaches badguy out in the dusty street. Their hands are held in exaggerated ready gunfighter poses as they bow-leggedly stomp towards each other from opposite ends of town.

A mouth organ goes buan-buuaaaann baun-baun in the background. Soft drum roll.

Badguy squints as Goodguy Sheriff's badge catches a ray of sunlight and shines into badguy's eyes.

Sheriff goodguy: This town aint big enough for the two of us, kid.
Badguy: Draw, Sheriff.

The two stop advancing, pause for a few seconds to allow the music to set a climactic mood.
Camera focuses on badguy from in between sheriff's legs. Sheriff clicks the spurs of his worn-out dusty cowboy shoes. Frame moves on to his hands. His palm is poised at his waist-belt that cradles the gun. Fingers wiggle in slow deliberation.
Now Badguy does the same wiggling, but his gun somehow looks like it was meant to play unfair.

A bullet suddenly cuts through the silence. Someone falls. We see only the bored faces of bystanders chewing reeds of straw. So who killed who? Did the goodguy win?

Next frame. Zoom to the armpit of badguy. There's a hole in his jacket. You gasp as you realize that he narrowly missed having his arms blown off. It's the code of the West. A man has to stand up for what's right, and a good cowboy knows when to be merciful. Zoom in on Goodguy sheriff's face. He grins unbearably, baring his tobacco soiled teeth.

Trackback to real life. It really plays like any old Western film. The good guys and the bad guys are clearly defined. There are themes of honor and courage at play. And the key scene is a man to man showdown.
And boy! did that happen... Me back from boss's cubicle, trying to hide my amused grin. Little does she know what a perfect John Wayne she makes.