Day 7 of my 2023 drabble-a-day challenge! Here is today’s drabble:
It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It
Janine sighed, and contorted her hands to hold down three of the buttons while tapping another. Again.
The printer rattled, flashing all its lights a colour she'd never seen before. Janine could almost feel it ignoring her documents.
She picked up the phone.
"Hi, Rick. The printer... Yes, I remember, but... Yes. Three times already."
Fifteen minutes later, Janine glared while Rick held down buttons.
"Is that blood under your fingernails?"
"No!" he snapped.
The printer whirred smoothly to life.
In the stairwell, Rick called a number which appeared nowhere on the intranet.
"Yeah, stick another goat on the order."
My day job recently moved to a new office. The new office has new printers.
‘Nuff said.