- Thaldin
Fellow warriors! A grave injustice has been committed this day!
- Coworker
What is it this time, Eric?
- Thaldin
As ye all know, within yonder breakroom fridge, there dwells a legendary sandwich, forged with the bread of truth and tempered with Hellman's Lite Mayo.
- Coworker
We all know what a sandwich is, Eric.
- Thaldin
BUT ALAS, whilst I was battling spreadsheets, mine lunch was pilfered.
- Coworker
You could just send an email abou-
- Thaldin
I SUSPECT WOOD SPRITES.
- Coworker
Eric, can you take these papers to the shredder?
- Thaldin
No need, wench! With a single blow, my enchanted mace shall cleave yon sensitive document in twain!
- Coworker
No, it won't, because it's made of nerf.
- Thaldin
Hold your tongue, wench. Speak no ill of the fabled history of my mace. It goes by many names. Dawnslayer. Envelope opener. Shoe scraper.
- Coworker
Didn't HR send you an email about calling people wenches? And everything else you do?
- Thaldin
Enough talk, temptress! Roll for initiative!
- Thaldin
I shall have these reports to you in a fortnight!
- Boss
I need them by Friday.
- Thaldin
My Liege, I embark on family vacation that morn!
- Boss
You're all out of vacation days, Eric.
- Thaldin
Then perhaps I will fall sick by week's end.
- Boss
You can't take a sick day after trying to report it as vacation.
- Thaldin
I'm beginning to feel a bit plague-ish.
- Thaldin
Ah, Noble Zulrich, I have nay seen you since we slayed the mantid horde in the suntorn land of Athas!
- Coworker
Eric, you promised if I played D&D with you once after work you wouldn't talk about it in public.
- Thaldin
How can I not sing the praises of Zulrich: noblest of paladins?
- Coworker
..I swear I don't usually hang out with him.
- Thaldin
But our friendship was forged in the heat of battle!
Pause.
- Thaldin
I thought we were best friends.



