Numbers and lines were beginning to blur. Blank's eyes were dry and ached with strain. What began as a data spreadsheet, was just a white blur with black blobs on it. it didn't help that Blank didn't know what the numbers meant. it was just some numbers that needed plugging into another spreadsheet. It was his job, and not even he understood the significance of it.
It didn't help that the IT department thought it best to neglect Blank from the newest monitors with large screens, slim construction and high quality resolutions. While the rest of the floor have had upgrades twice since he started, he was stuck with a monstrous behemoth on his desk. It was especially embarrassing, since the policy to rearrange the office cubicles every 3 months came into effect. It meant having to lug his heavy monitor, clunky desktop, and massive laser printer into a small cubicle.
That's another thing he began to notice, He was sure that each time they moved, his cubicle had been smaller than the one before. It was to promote fairness among the employees, so that everyone had a shot at being near the window. To mention it, he began to think about how the policy had affected him. After each move it seemed he got further from the windows and closer to the janitor's closet. Was there somebody up there that had something against him? Not that he was referring to God, but somebody in a higher floor that played the role of god in their office. Someone had it against Blank.
UPDATE: I have decided on the name Nathan. Who bears no semblance of anyone known in real life by that name. I think his last name will have to be Blankenship in honour of his original placeholder.
I may need some help coming up with his alterego RPG/fantasy name. I still want it to be traceable to his original name though.
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