Building D: Section b, Custodial Engineering Plaza

“Clippy!” the executive assistant to the junior marketing partner for office sales and development strategy is banging on a door to one of the Custodial Development and Engineering Work Areas. “Clippy, you have to come out!” she says.

“What set him off this time?” asks the internal adjunct manager for product perception, office division.

“Who knows? It could have been anything. I mean, last time he saw a picture of some kittens and started wailing about how he used to be cute and useful to Microsoft Office users,” answers the marketing partner.

“Why don't we just leave him in there? He's drunk and angry. I don't want any intoxicated paper clip dude attacking me,” he says, stepping back.

The exasperated ...

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