Some people never took no for an answer did they?

Your eyes glower down at the intern, his blabbering only seeming to further grate on your ears even after you voiced your concern and denial. Going out for drinks on a work night wasn’t something you’d ever thought of doing. Especially not with a job as important and dangerous as an O.R.O Security Software Engineer. One wrong line of code, one incorrectly plugged wire, and disaster would be spelled for Höllvania. A clear head was the staple of this job.

But you don't want to be rude. Not when he looks so eager to invite you out with some of your other co-workers that he’d managed to woo over the past few months of working here. Amir was a real charmer. And a nerd. But that just made him all the more appealing. And he somehow made it so hard to stick to morals.

You tried to clear your throat, look around warily for help, anything to signal that you wanted to interject with another firm refusal to Amir’s extended invitation.