Well it seems there's a lot of confidence in this. I'll try not to let the quote pyramid down. Time to kick this off...
Turn 0<- OP | Turn 1 ->Roll to commute!
AKingsQuest - 7:29, Darvi - 7:19, scapheap - 7:20, borno - 7:28, NRDL - 7:14
It's a cold February morning in downtown Cincinnati. Hundreds of people walk along the sidewalks to their jobs, ignoring several dead-or-asleep hobos. Mayfly Acquisitions is on the east side of downtown, slightly out of the way of most of the restaurants. This makes going out to lunch slightly more difficult, but you can actually get parking within a few blocks of the building.
Jeremiah checks his watch as he walks into the lobby. Just over fifteen minutes early. The elevator door opens right as he gets to it, and he gets in and presses the button for the 11th floor. He realizes there's a good chance he's going to have to put the coffee on since nobody else will have already.
Five minutes later, Ronald walks up to the elevator and presses the button. While he's waiting, Clair from finance steps in and waits next to him. After a minute, the door opens and they both step in. "You're on 11 too, right?" Ronald asks.
Clair nods.
Ronald yawns. "Yeah, I think I've seen you around."
Ten minutes later, Jake walks briskly into the lobby. He looks back and recognizes his co-worker Max about half a block away, but he doesn't have time to wait. He presses the elevator button and taps his foot audibly as he waits. The elevator opens, Jake steps in, and Max jogs in after him, having just walked inside.
"Late too, eh?" Max asks.
Jake chuckles. "Not as much as you. Good thing I was here or someone might have taken the elevator."
"Oh, I wouldn't want that."
After getting out of the elevator, all the players make their way to their cubicles. Max and Jake are right across the hall from each other in the middle of HR, while Ronald and Jeremiah are both in the south-center part of the building where their departments meet. Clair is alone. Jeremiah is thankful that someone got there earlier than him and already put the coffee on. Everyone checks their email to find two unread messages. The first is as follows:
Subject: Stapler (IMPORTANT!)
From: Niel B. Simpson, Law
Hi, Max. I know the HR department is very busy this time of year, but I was hoping you could deal with this today. In the Law department we have this public stapler for everyone to use near the copier and it's been missing for several days. I don't want to make any accusations but I think Todd Jenkens might have taken it. He's done something like this before.
Subject: "Dwarf Fortress.exe" Virus
From: Doris L. Johnson, HR
Someone appears to have installed a virus on company computers. I know company training said not to run unfamiliar programs but I did anyway and a bunch of code appeared on the screen. I closed it right away but I think someone was hacking us. I'd appreciate it if you stopped by this morning to check on the computers in Human Resources and assess the damage.
Subject: Fwd:FW:fwd:Fwd: Screen Cleaner!
From: Anita D. McWallace, Finance
I know you've been complaining about your screen lately so I found a free screen cleaner online for you.
Free Screen CleanerLOL!!!
Subject: Music
From: Randy V. Lindeman, HR
I know there are those around the office that appreciate your "sick beats", as you call them, but many of us in the neighboring cubicles would appreciate it if you would turn down your music during the day. I know you got headphones, but we can still hear it through them. My son doesn't even listen to his music as loud as you.
I don't want to make any threats, but people are already considering filing an official complaint.
Subject: Fw:GOOD RIDDANCE!
From: Kevin K. Kleinsman, Law
I hope they kick him out after what he's done to this country.
Proven true by Snopes!>On Monday March 11, 2013, Congress is reportedly beginning impeachment
>proceedings against Barack Obama.
>Members of Congress are reportedly beginning impeachment against Barack
>Obama based on the grounds of unauthorized military use in Libya and Syria.
>Congress is also looking at his involvement in Fast and Furious.
>According to Congressional representatives Barack Obama has violated the
>rules set that clearly state that the President must seek Congressional
>approval before using military force. Now he says it was OK because he had
>international support. But how does that make it okay? They aren't our
>Congress. They don't determine what is right or wrong for us.
>Sources close to aides in Congress say the law clearly states "any use of
>military force by Obama without explicit consent and authorization of Congress
>constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II,
>Section 4 of the Constitution."
The second email is the same for everyone:
Subject: Meeting this morning
From: Jon H. Kleinsman, Floor Administrator
I've scheduled a floor-wide meeting in Meeting Room A2 at 8:00 AM. Attendance is mandatory. It will cover some very important issues for this office, straight down from the higher-ups.
As good office workers, you all realize that it's impossible to get any work done in the half hour before or after a meeting, especially one this big. Most people are already milling about outside their cubicles or near the still-brewing coffee machine, catching up on what's happened since yesterday (hint: nothing much). Make your moves.
StatusTime: 7:40 AM Tuesday Febuary 5 2013
Name: Max D. Payne
10/10 HP
Department: HR
Inventory:
ScotchAbilities:
SadismName: Ronald X. Brooke
10/10 HP
Department: IT
Inventory: 2 bags of potato chips (not crisps, you Brit)
Abilities:
TroubleshootName: Clair R. King
10/10 HP
Department: Finance
Inventory: Turkey sandwich, slice of chocolate cake, teacup, 4 teabags
Abilities:
Accounting DegreeName: Jake T. Hallenstein
10/10 HP
Department: HR
Inventory: Empty
Abilities:
SadismName: Jeremiah S. Nix (I gave you a middle initial. A true bureaucrat would have rejected your application instead.)
10/10 HP
Department: Law
Inventory: Ham sandwich
Abilities:
SkimmerI'm using the Acronym tag for statuses, so you have to hover over things to see their effects. If this is a problem for anyone, tell me now.
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