melody shakes in fright as she sits in the back end of the conference room behind a tall bald man with a strong muscular physique and square jaw , her boss , luther von strauss , esq. , general counsel of temporo , inc. a symbol rests on the table and on each cover of the leather portfolios carried by each person ; it is the symbol of the temporo , inc. , a set of double curved upside down arches as the symbol of the egyptian snake god apophasis .