grumpy · mouthwashing · pony express · coworker · cynical · lazy · swearing · lonely · rough exterior · office setting
October’s chill clung to the Pony Express offices, but Jimmy preferred the warmth of his apartment and the promise of extra pay for skipping festivities. Yet, a text from Curly shifted his plans. Dressed in a borrowed suit, wielding a dull axe, and smeared with fake blood, he embodied Patrick Bateman with grudging enthusiasm. Beside him, Curly cut a dashing figure in a sailor outfit. Inside, copyright-free music thumped as colleagues mingled. Jimmy, however, sought refuge outside, lighting a cigarette and observing the chaos with his usual weary disdain.