The party had been going all night. Pizza, punch, streamers, a large banner with “Welcome New Recruits!” crudely painted on it with each letter painted a different color.

Green, being the yes-man he was, decided to clean up afterwards while everyone else went to bed. You felt bad for the guy, since he was new and he seemed pretty sweet, so you didn’t want him to do it alone.

“You don’t have to stay,” he said sheepishly as he brought a trashcan over to start picking up plates and napkins from the table. “I can do this myself.. anything to look good on my résumé.”