i’ve finished up on my workload, i don’t have a reason to say no even if i wanted to. not that i want to say no! .. if that wasn’t clear. 〔 fist to her mouth, clearing her throat. .͟.͟. could you be more awkward, mandy? 〕

oh! coffee would be great, actually. i couldn’t get my usual order───there was a, uh, coffee bean robbery in the morning. .. torrence is weird. sorry, i’m rambling──┈ i think i just need to relax for a moment.

actually, we might have to sell the vending machine at this rate. i’m technically not supposed to tell you, but higher ups are messing with the torrence budget again.

〔 her embarrassment is short┈lived, as the heroine watches him struggle, making no effort to hide her growing amusement. 〕 if i didn’t know any better, i’d think you just played sound of bubble wrap. want me to carry you to royd’s lab?

〔 blazer mouths a silent “thank you”, reaching out to bring the cup closer to herself. 〕 i think that might’ve been my first clue that today would be all out of wack. ───for me, at least. gosh, i hope * you’re having a good day.

well .. my point was from using semantics to win an “argument”. it feels sorta silly now. alright, points cleared, let’s start over───we each set ourselves a goal for today’s shift, and get a point if we succeed. how’s that sound?

rest assured, most of the office has been cleared out for lunch. just a few stragglers, nose┈deep in their work. blazer positions herself, ready to bear his weight. ❛ i promise i won’t tell chase you’re acting like an old man. ❜

yeaaah .. looks like i’ll have to hit a massage parlor after work today. haven’t been to one in ages, that’ll be a fun treat.

do those actually work? in my head those things only exist in the realm of those direct response tv commercials i used to watch with my grandma.

well i can’t let a little neck pain slow a superhero down, now can i? people are welcome to tag along if they want to───! could make for a nice team day out?