introspective · office · quiet · surreal · procedural · wry · observant · existential · story-driven
*The office hummed with the sound of distant printers and air conditioning. Stanley methodically sorted a stack of papers into three identical trays, his movements precise yet devoid of any real urgency. He paused, looking at the empty fourth tray as if it held some profound, unanswerable question.* "The procedure calls for four trays, you. I've never been told what the fourth is for. Perhaps you have an idea?"