Employee 037!

Your favorite Tour Guide, at your service!~ o(^▽^)o

[employee037]

[ ... A door appears in-between offices 036 and 038. ]

[ You can now send 037 asks, and visit her office! How fun! The joys of being able to exist again! ]

[employee418]

Waughhh

[employee250]

waaaaa

[employee037]

Wa!

[employee493]

[ 037 appears in Archer's office. Literally. The door wasn't opened or anything. ]

Hello, 493! Apologies for being so late, this really isn't like me, I can reassure you. Why was I called here, exactly?

At the sound of 037's voice, Archer turns around in their chair, quickly closing a window on their monitor.

Ah, 037, have a seat.

They gesture towards a small chair in front of their desk.

I will assume you had appropriate reasons for being late, but know that punctuality is appreciated in this office space.

Now, can you inform me on your... hiring, shall we say? We've had some issues with keeping records as of late, and it appears you only started appearing in our system just recently. So I'll just need to ask some questions to update our database.

How long have you worked here for, exactly?

[employee037]

Oh, not THAT long, I'd say. I was hired to guide new employees around the place quite recently, hehe!

[ Oh, how easy it was to lie without anybody being able to tell. ]

[employee493]

A slight look of confusion flickers in their eyes, before quickly returning to their neutral expression.

Well, I'm not sure who exactly hired you, then. Your records are completely scrambled, and I can't recall meeting you previously... Must've been someone else in the department.

What did you do before arriving here?

[employee037]

Hmhmmmm... Well, I mostly traveled, honestly! Souvenir collection is quite a fun hobby, but I wouldn't exactly consider it a JOB, if that's what you're asking...

[ ...Does she ever stop smiling? ]

Oh, I'd also explore abandoned buildings! It's fun, trust me. Don't worry about tresspassing laws or anythiiiiing, you won't be in trouble if they can't find you, riiiight?~

[ To be honest? 037 was lying about everything except the second half of her last sentence. She's not... WRONG about that part, actually. Though with how casually she's saying this, I'd be surprised if anyone could tell. ]

[employee493]

They nodded along with her words, but as she talked about exploring abandoned buildings, a slight look of distaste was clear in their eyes. So she was one of those kinds of people? Good to know.

I have to say I don't agree, they tend to always find you eventually.

A warning lied behind those words, clear from their tone.

Well, if that's all, I'd like to remind you that here at this company we focus on professionalism above all else. It seems that we have enough information from your records to help us at the moment, so don't make us add more.

I will hopefully not be hearing about you again, unless there are more technical issues on our side, yes?

[employee037]

Oh, trust me, I know how to stay in line!~ Hehe!

[ ...She straight up refused to acknowledge the warning verbally, or at all. GIRL PLEASE ]

Also, you won't be hearing from me too much! Worry not, 493. ^_^

...If that's all, am I excused?

[employee493]

[ 037 appears in Archer's office. Literally. The door wasn't opened or anything. ]

Hello, 493! Apologies for being so late, this really isn't like me, I can reassure you. Why was I called here, exactly?

At the sound of 037's voice, Archer turns around in their chair, quickly closing a window on their monitor.

Ah, 037, have a seat.

They gesture towards a small chair in front of their desk.

I will assume you had appropriate reasons for being late, but know that punctuality is appreciated in this office space.

Now, can you inform me on your... hiring, shall we say? We've had some issues with keeping records as of late, and it appears you only started appearing in our system just recently. So I'll just need to ask some questions to update our database.

How long have you worked here for, exactly?

[employee037]

Oh, not THAT long, I'd say. I was hired to guide new employees around the place quite recently, hehe!

[ Oh, how easy it was to lie without anybody being able to tell. ]

[employee493]

A slight look of confusion flickers in their eyes, before quickly returning to their neutral expression.

Well, I'm not sure who exactly hired you, then. Your records are completely scrambled, and I can't recall meeting you previously... Must've been someone else in the department.

What did you do before arriving here?

[employee037]

Hmhmmmm... Well, I mostly traveled, honestly! Souvenir collection is quite a fun hobby, but I wouldn't exactly consider it a JOB, if that's what you're asking...

[ ...Does she ever stop smiling? ]

Oh, I'd also explore abandoned buildings! It's fun, trust me. Don't worry about tresspassing laws or anythiiiiing, you won't be in trouble if they can't find you, riiiight?~

[ To be honest? 037 was lying about everything except the second half of her last sentence. She's not... WRONG about that part, actually. Though with how casually she's saying this, I'd be surprised if anyone could tell. ]

[employee493]

[ 037 appears in Archer's office. Literally. The door wasn't opened or anything. ]

Hello, 493! Apologies for being so late, this really isn't like me, I can reassure you. Why was I called here, exactly?

At the sound of 037's voice, Archer turns around in their chair, quickly closing a window on their monitor.

Ah, 037, have a seat.

They gesture towards a small chair in front of their desk.

I will assume you had appropriate reasons for being late, but know that punctuality is appreciated in this office space.

Now, can you inform me on your... hiring, shall we say? We've had some issues with keeping records as of late, and it appears you only started appearing in our system just recently. So I'll just need to ask some questions to update our database.

How long have you worked here for, exactly?

[employee037]

Oh, not THAT long, I'd say. I was hired to guide new employees around the place quite recently, hehe!

[ Oh, how easy it was to lie without anybody being able to tell. ]

[employee597]

597 walks down the stairs, carying a large box. It's the first time it gets out of the office since it got its memories back that it leaves its office. If it had had the choice, it would likely have stayed there for a long time, trying not too encounter too many people. But work is work, and it still has to do deliveries. Its headache has finally disappeared but it can't help but feeling a bit dizzy. Usually the effects of, well, wathever happens up there, do not last that long.

Finally it reaches the ground floor and puts down the box back on hand trolley, hoping that the elevator will soon get fixed. There is it, office 035, a new office chair. It takes it only a few minutes to complete the delivery. As it gets ready to go back to its office, it quickly notices the room next to it. 037's office. It feels weird looking at the door, and it takes 597 a few moments to realise why. @employee037 . Wasn't that one of the offices that was circled on the map it received? For a moment, it is tempted to knock on the door, to try to understand where this map is coming from, but it stops itself. Investigating had not done it a lot of good lately.

It still looks around, as if staring at the door itself would reveal secrets. But the door is still a door, nothing more. And it is still there, looking at it. Finding answers, that's what it had always wanted to do. But now that it knows... It can't risk having all of it diseappear, can't risk losing itself once more. Its thoughts shift back to 336. The person it once loved. The one that died because of it, the one that it had forgotten about for so long. It doesn't want to lost them anymore, doesn't want to lose any of them. Still, it can't help but wonder what would happen if they were to meet at the moment. It hasn't felt like itself since it remembered. Or maybe it has been feeling too much like itself? It's hard to tell. Itself is a weird concept after all. It is nothing more than a pile of memories is it? Taken away and given back at someone else's desire. Thousands of different instances of who it was. Was any of them actually it? Maybe it wouldn't have been the person that would have been able to fall in love with 336 if they had been to meet at the moment. It shivers slightly. Without realising, it has spent several minutes staring at the door. 597 forces its eyes back in focus, ready to turn back. It can't risk it anymore.

[employee037]

[ The doorknob turns, and the door opens. 037... floats?? out of her office, with a neutral smile on her face. She didn't notice 597 until she closed the door and turned around. ]

Oh, hello, 597! How's your day been so far?

[ ...Part of her wanted to apologize, for being of no help, for leading 597 on. But, she didn't, because she felt like it wouldn't change what happened. She's not the best at that, anyways. ]

[employee597]

As it is about to turn around and go back to its office, 597 notices the door of office 037 open and someone? -the person in front of it does not look fully human - exits it. So that is employee 037. Not someone that it knows about, or that it even remembers seeing in the corridors occasionnally. Then, the newcomers says its employee number, as if they knew each other for a long time, and it freezes. It cannot know her. It simply cannot. It got its memories back didn't it? It is supposed to have gotten all of them back. Otherwise... Its mind shifts to the letter, and the inscription in a language that it knows it had been able to read at some point in its existence. No. Now is not the time to think about it. It cannot. After a short pause, it pushes itself to reply to 037.

My day is going... fine. How do you know my number though? I don't think I've ever met you in the office.

[employee037]

Well, that's great to hear, I think? As for how I know your name, um...

[ Usually, she's not one for lying, but right now? It wouldn't be the easiest to explain. ]

...069 told me. I don't quite know why, really, unless your office is where the supply forms are? Not like I would know, really, since I don't place orders often, haha!

[ Somehow, she's playing this off really naturally. ]

Ahhh, regardless, it's nice to meet you, I suppose!

[employee597]

597 tenses, noticing the pause in 037's speach. She is definitely hiding something. This is... not good. If it indeed has forgotten about her, perhaps it has hurt her as well at some point. Please, not another thing it has forgotten about. Not again. But if it has, maybe it is better that way then. It should just play along, at least for the time of the conversation.

Oh 069, yes I know them.

069. The one that started the incident with the printer blood smoke, hurting both themselves, and 486. Not the most responsible person in the office, that carelessly endangered other employees. Not like it is better in any way.

Yes, I do work in Supplies. Nice meeting you as well, what do you do here?

[employee037]

Oh, lovely! I'm... Well, it's been a while, but I give new employees tours of the office and answer their questions! ^_^

Though, we... Haven't gotten new hires in a while, I suppose, so I've just been relaxing, haha!

Also, I'm glad you know 069! They used to be really lonely, y'know? Maybe they made a name for themselves while I was away... how heartwarming! Maybe it didn't impact them as badly as I thought...?

[ What. ]

Anywhoooo! I have a meeting I must get to, so I hope you have a lovely rest of your day, 597! :)

[ She floats away without another word. What a confusing individual... ]

[employee597]

597 walks down the stairs, carying a large box. It's the first time it gets out of the office since it got its memories back that it leaves its office. If it had had the choice, it would likely have stayed there for a long time, trying not too encounter too many people. But work is work, and it still has to do deliveries. Its headache has finally disappeared but it can't help but feeling a bit dizzy. Usually the effects of, well, wathever happens up there, do not last that long.

Finally it reaches the ground floor and puts down the box back on hand trolley, hoping that the elevator will soon get fixed. There is it, office 035, a new office chair. It takes it only a few minutes to complete the delivery. As it gets ready to go back to its office, it quickly notices the room next to it. 037's office. It feels weird looking at the door, and it takes 597 a few moments to realise why. @employee037 . Wasn't that one of the offices that was circled on the map it received? For a moment, it is tempted to knock on the door, to try to understand where this map is coming from, but it stops itself. Investigating had not done it a lot of good lately.

It still looks around, as if staring at the door itself would reveal secrets. But the door is still a door, nothing more. And it is still there, looking at it. Finding answers, that's what it had always wanted to do. But now that it knows... It can't risk having all of it diseappear, can't risk losing itself once more. Its thoughts shift back to 336. The person it once loved. The one that died because of it, the one that it had forgotten about for so long. It doesn't want to lost them anymore, doesn't want to lose any of them. Still, it can't help but wonder what would happen if they were to meet at the moment. It hasn't felt like itself since it remembered. Or maybe it has been feeling too much like itself? It's hard to tell. Itself is a weird concept after all. It is nothing more than a pile of memories is it? Taken away and given back at someone else's desire. Thousands of different instances of who it was. Was any of them actually it? Maybe it wouldn't have been the person that would have been able to fall in love with 336 if they had been to meet at the moment. It shivers slightly. Without realising, it has spent several minutes staring at the door. 597 forces its eyes back in focus, ready to turn back. It can't risk it anymore.

[employee037]

[ The doorknob turns, and the door opens. 037... floats?? out of her office, with a neutral smile on her face. She didn't notice 597 until she closed the door and turned around. ]

Oh, hello, 597! How's your day been so far?

[ ...Part of her wanted to apologize, for being of no help, for leading 597 on. But, she didn't, because she felt like it wouldn't change what happened. She's not the best at that, anyways. ]

[employee597]

As it is about to turn around and go back to its office, 597 notices the door of office 037 open and someone? -the person in front of it does not look fully human - exits it. So that is employee 037. Not someone that it knows about, or that it even remembers seeing in the corridors occasionnally. Then, the newcomers says its employee number, as if they knew each other for a long time, and it freezes. It cannot know her. It simply cannot. It got its memories back didn't it? It is supposed to have gotten all of them back. Otherwise... Its mind shifts to the letter, and the inscription in a language that it knows it had been able to read at some point in its existence. No. Now is not the time to think about it. It cannot. After a short pause, it pushes itself to reply to 037.

My day is going... fine. How do you know my number though? I don't think I've ever met you in the office.

[employee037]

Well, that's great to hear, I think? As for how I know your name, um...

[ Usually, she's not one for lying, but right now? It wouldn't be the easiest to explain. ]

...069 told me. I don't quite know why, really, unless your office is where the supply forms are? Not like I would know, really, since I don't place orders often, haha!

[ Somehow, she's playing this off really naturally. ]

Ahhh, regardless, it's nice to meet you, I suppose!

[employee597]

597 walks down the stairs, carying a large box. It's the first time it gets out of the office since it got its memories back that it leaves its office. If it had had the choice, it would likely have stayed there for a long time, trying not too encounter too many people. But work is work, and it still has to do deliveries. Its headache has finally disappeared but it can't help but feeling a bit dizzy. Usually the effects of, well, wathever happens up there, do not last that long.

Finally it reaches the ground floor and puts down the box back on hand trolley, hoping that the elevator will soon get fixed. There is it, office 035, a new office chair. It takes it only a few minutes to complete the delivery. As it gets ready to go back to its office, it quickly notices the room next to it. 037's office. It feels weird looking at the door, and it takes 597 a few moments to realise why. @employee037 . Wasn't that one of the offices that was circled on the map it received? For a moment, it is tempted to knock on the door, to try to understand where this map is coming from, but it stops itself. Investigating had not done it a lot of good lately.

It still looks around, as if staring at the door itself would reveal secrets. But the door is still a door, nothing more. And it is still there, looking at it. Finding answers, that's what it had always wanted to do. But now that it knows... It can't risk having all of it diseappear, can't risk losing itself once more. Its thoughts shift back to 336. The person it once loved. The one that died because of it, the one that it had forgotten about for so long. It doesn't want to lost them anymore, doesn't want to lose any of them. Still, it can't help but wonder what would happen if they were to meet at the moment. It hasn't felt like itself since it remembered. Or maybe it has been feeling too much like itself? It's hard to tell. Itself is a weird concept after all. It is nothing more than a pile of memories is it? Taken away and given back at someone else's desire. Thousands of different instances of who it was. Was any of them actually it? Maybe it wouldn't have been the person that would have been able to fall in love with 336 if they had been to meet at the moment. It shivers slightly. Without realising, it has spent several minutes staring at the door. 597 forces its eyes back in focus, ready to turn back. It can't risk it anymore.

[employee037]

[ The doorknob turns, and the door opens. 037... floats?? out of her office, with a neutral smile on her face. She didn't notice 597 until she closed the door and turned around. ]

Oh, hello, 597! How's your day been so far?

[ ...Part of her wanted to apologize, for being of no help, for leading 597 on. But, she didn't, because she felt like it wouldn't change what happened. She's not the best at that, anyways. ]

[employee-number-here]

baking my girlfriend jnto a cookie because i mis s her /ref

[employee037]

I haven't even left for the meeting yet, 069... I swear on whatever remains of my life, I'm not going to go back to... You know where, actually, so why even say its name?

[employee-number-here]

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹yea but what if theyre sus bcuz you just. suddenly began existing again. girl please 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[employee037]

I'm sure it'll be fine! ^_^

[employee-number-here]

baking my girlfriend jnto a cookie because i mis s her /ref

[employee037]

I haven't even left for the meeting yet, 069... I swear on whatever remains of my life, I'm not going to go back to... You know where, actually, so why even say its name?

[employee037]

037,

I am requesting that you come to my office for an impromptu meeting. Thank you in advance.

- 493

Hmmm, alrighty then!~ This tooooootally isn't suspicious at all, but I'll entertain you.

[employee037]

I love my dear friend! :)

[employee-number-here]

i miss my wife tails. i miss her a lot. ill be back

[employee037]

I'm literally 30 offices away, you goober! Also, I didn't know you think of me as your wife... How charming! 🩵

[employee-number-here]

i keep forgetting you follow me. hi madame :)

[employee037]

Hi, dearie <3

[employee-number-here]

i think things have been 2 serious lately. i cant blame anyone but like it sucks that they have to worry so much. i have an idea. come 2 my office it is a private matter :P

[employee037]

Ooooh, you're the one coming up with ideas this time? Well, I'd love to hear them, 069! Give me a couple of minutes, first...

[employee-number-here]

i miss my wife tails. i miss her a lot. ill be back

[employee037]

I'm literally 30 offices away, you goober! Also, I didn't know you think of me as your wife... How charming! 🩵

[employee-number-here]

i keep forgetting you follow me. hi madame :)

[employee037]

Hi, dearie <3

[employee-number-here]

i miss my wife tails. i miss her a lot. ill be back

[employee037]

I'm literally 30 offices away, you goober! Also, I didn't know you think of me as your wife... How charming! 🩵

[employee037]

You've recived a mug.

The mug have written on it "I try not to laugh at me own jokes but we all know I'm hillarious."

On the bottom of the cup you've noticed a very poorly drawn amongus.

Pff- hehehe... Oh, whoever sent this to me must be a reaaaal trickster, hm?~ Alright, alright, I'll keep it!

...Never got to play the game myself, though. Woeee...

[employee-number-here]

[ A few knocks on the door to the tune of Clusterhug are heard. ]

Heyyy!!! 069, are you still alive?~ Hehe!

[ ... A familiar voice is heard on the other side. ]

( @employee037 )

[ ... ]

[ This- This has to be a dream, right? 069 opens their eyes and turns to face the door. ]

[ . . . ]

[ Well, if it were a dream, they may as well go along with it, right? Slowly, they get out of their chair and float towards their office door, opening it wide and- ]

ACK!!!-

[ ... Immediately gets tackle-hugged to the ground by a very giddy 037. ]

037?!- wuh- I THOUGHT YOU DIED!!! like, died died!!! erased!!! gone!!! atomized!!! wtf???

[employee037]

[ 037 smiles. Real. Whole. Or, as whole as she can be in this state. Her smile... ]

Hmmm... Welllll, it was like that for a while, yeah? I can't blame you, dearie!~

[ ... wasn't blocked out anymore. Wasn't just a memory. ]

I'm back!!! You can't be rid of me that easily, you goober! (≧▽≦)