ACL 172. TH V2. Strike 2. Scene 2 in the R4 Preface, nz Story Project ‘Ring of the nz Neoliberal’, ACL 171 continues the task of the R4 Preface to reformat along two axes. Modeled on the 1939 drama comedy Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, profH arrives in Wellington - Middle Earth’s Capital of Cool - expecting Curious Minds, a receptive culture to whistleblowers and zero tolerance to fraud. Instead, he is slam-dunked by a blizzard of FOFE - Fob Off Forever - Dynamics, Praxis, Shout, Stovepipes, Teams, and Walls.