"I was distracted," he laments, waving his hand frantically toward the entrance of the library. "We were doing inventory, I forgot to take the lid off the ramen bowl, and--" He shakes his head, rubbing at his temple as he sighs. It's probably in his best interest to leave out the fact that he'd also been texting with Joel at the time. "Anyway, it's fine, there's not much other than some, er, fire and smoke damage. Probably a bit of water damage now that the sprinklers have gone off. The microwave clearly isn't salvageable."
Admittedly, none of that sounds very fine. "But think of it this way, maybe we can convince John that this is a sign to remodel the break room. No more awful 70s-style tile, brand new appliances? I've done us a favor, really."
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Date: 2014-07-05 06:31 pm (UTC)Admittedly, none of that sounds very fine. "But think of it this way, maybe we can convince John that this is a sign to remodel the break room. No more awful 70s-style tile, brand new appliances? I've done us a favor, really."