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Maybe I should dash downstairs to do a quick wellness check on accounting — it’s early enough in the day for theoal, but the end of the week and the end of the line; just need tounder the pressure Hell, I’ve got nothing else to do other than check on them My list is pretty short

Haircut

Shave

Shower

Date

Yup, plenty of ti done

I got this

I… take a deep breath and realize…

I stink

S to do, especially not out in public, but it’s an action I can’t stop; not after catching a whiff of myself

Sweat and fried food

Ugh

I stare atof the interior of the elevator, groaning at the sight of my stubble, ripped up jeans, worn sneakers, and baseball cap with a shredded brim

Adaht now

I suddenly regret leaving my jacket on the chair in my office It sure would have been useful to cover up this mess of a concert tee shirt from the 90s

I also could have used the sleeve of rease that’s on the inside of the doors when they slide open Isweep of the four floors we occupy since the cleaning crew apparently hasn’t done it

Not that I’ve seen him at all lately I’ll mention it when I see him after he’s back from his vacation

I step off the elevator and look back when it squeaks, the doors sliding slowly closed — then back open, stuck

Hmm

Weird

It wasn’t doing that before when I got on; maybe the doors need to be oiled and not just cleaned Granted, the uys aren’t elevator technicians, but if there’s so they can fix before we call in a third party, more power to us

I push the red STOP button on the inside and the car stays put, halted

Crouching in front of the power box, I open the small door with the Swiss Army Knife init with alacrity

Peer inside to see if a poitch has been tripped