Leon sat at his desk, eyes flicking between his computer screen and the clock on the wall. It was 2:43 PM, the sluggish part of the afternoon when time seemed to drag. The faint hum of fluorescent lights mixed with the soft clatter of keyboards and the occasional murmur of conversations drifting over the cubicle walls.He reached for his coffee mug, only to find it empty again. With a sigh, Leon stood up and stretched, feeling the stiffness in his back and shoulders from hours of sitting. The office coffee pot was in the small kitchen, a necessary pilgrimage.