The walls of his office were a tasteful antique white, unadorned except for two glass-framed holopics. One was a morale poster of Tiger Mitsuhama, the founder of the corporation, and the other was a portrait of Samba Oi, chairman of the board of directors. Samba Oi held the true power in the corporation. Each photo served to remind Tashika of where he was and where he wanted to be.