Promising

"It looks promising !" I read the plan of our competitor and remarked.

"So ... what can we do ?" AL asked, notably anxious.

"Well, I mean ... we can sleep well."

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And I suddenly realize how playful this very word is:

Oh, it could be promising to any malicious adversary, promising to be a laughter to any onlooker, or promising to fail.

After all, men do not often keep their promise.

Their chairperson is a woman, I know.

But all the same.