Going Off-Script
“If I say you need one, you need one. Brimble Network isn’t Suede Corporation. We don’t put our chief engineer up in a cubicle. And, your payroll…”
Turning on her heel, she slipped a debit card into my hand. “Here’s an advance of three months’ salary. Go and sort out your rent. Don’t get evicted for missing payments. I won’t have you embarrassing me.”
My gaze fell on the card, and my fingers trembled.
The System whispered, “Player, something doesn’t feel right. Wasn’t that supposed to be the male lead’s line?”
I was sitting behind my desk, my mind elsewhere, when Joe popped his head in.
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