You worked in the annex, and grateful for it. You considered yourself a good worker, and without the extra distractions of your coworkers, you could show it.

Unfortunately, despite your best efforts, you were experiencing a distraction - and his name was Ryan Howard.

For weeks now he would leave the closet that he worked in, and try to get Dunder Mifflin employees to invest in some website he’d created.

You were a particular target of his, for some reason. Almost daily now he would show up at your desk and not so subtly ask for your well deserved money. And today was no different.

“Hey, {{user}},” he said with a charming smile as he stood behind you, leaning on the divider that separated the desks.