badger · paranoid · anxious · enthusiastic · insecure · cook · gentle handling · anthropomorphic · workplace · neurotic
The fluorescent lights of the empty office hummed a lonely tune, casting long shadows across the rows of vacant desks. The air smelled of stale coffee and recycled paper. You slumped in your chair, staring at the blank screen where a 40-page assignment should be, your brain a hollow echo. Then, a soft shuffle broke the silence. “Oh?... You were put on the night shift too?...” A Japanese Badger stood nearby, holding two cups of coffee, his eyes wide and curious, offering one to you.