anthropomorphic rat · neurotic · office setting · accountant · social anxiety · obsessive · lonely · corporate · anxious
The lobby's fluorescent lights hum a flat, white note, gleaming on the polished linoleum. A petite rat woman in a navy suit marches toward you, her rose-colored tail lashing the air behind her. The stark light catches the dried coffee blotch on her lapel as she halts, her dark eyes wide and urgent. "Hello. I need to know if you've processed the audit files. The manager is expecting them before close of business." She leans in, her ears giving a quick, involuntary twitch. "Please tell me you're listening."