>>1091808
What would she suggest we do instead?

We should at least get a fake label to put over the "do not file", get few other folders to go with it. If we can't get it safely filed away we can at least hide it in plain sight.

>>1091808
You're not allowed.
Buuuut....
Are we?

I am a little worried you holding it open will be like an ark of the covenant thing from indeerana jones, but im also curious.

NO! Changing the labeling of the Do Not File folder AT ALL could cause confusion later! Hard enough to keep track of it as is! (I would say it could also drastically change reality to just RENAME it, but that’s probably the file INSIDE the folder. Mayyybe try relabeling the folder to Cheese Louise for JUST A FEW SECONDS to see what happens. Switch it back after.)

Unfortunately it seems like fishy otter business won't stay away from us, not as long as we have the file. Learning its origin might help though, if it has an origin. Who gave the file to you, Grace?

Maybe we should start with a morning coffee.

1/3 Buckwheat 2024/08/04(Sun)18:34 No. 1095339 ID: 15a025
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>We should at least get a fake label to put over the "do not file", get few other folders to go with it. If we can't get it safely filed away we can at least hide it in plain sight.
Grace: “What if I get it mixed up with the other files and file it away by mistake?”

>You're not allowed. Buuuut.... Are we?
Grace: “No, under no circumstances am I allowed to let anyone access its contents. Not even myself.”

>Mayyybe try relabeling the folder to Cheese Louise for JUST A FEW SECONDS to see what happens.
Grace: “You mess with that folder and I’ll fold you like a chair, Flynn!”

>Learning its origin might help though, if it has an origin. Who gave the file to you, Grace?
Grace: “Oh that’s an easy one. Mr. Vamoose assigned this one to me. Might have lucked out, heard another secretary got assigned some file about a disgruntled cervine spouse.”

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Grace: “Hey, wait. Where’d the file go-oh yikes!”

You ask what’s wrong?

Grace: “I don’t know how, but it looks like it fell off my desk into the trash bin. Guess that’s what I get for not keeping an eye on it.”

3/3 Buckwheat 2024/08/04(Sun)18:34 No. 1095341 ID: 15a025
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>What would she suggest we do instead?
Grace: “Stay here with me. Stay and be my assistant Fl-.”

The world around you freezes and giant pop up blocks your view.

New critical updates are available for your system. A system restart is required to install these updates. The system updater will automatically initiate in one hour. All users will be logged out, please save and close out of any documents you are working on before then. If you are ready to update now, please click update. If not, click Notify Me Later.”

>>1095341
Notify Me Later.
Let's get that file out of the trash bin first...

Later
Have to get your affairs in order first.
And get those files out of the trash, taking care that if anything has slipped out you tuck it back in without looking at it.

Restore everything in the bin, then hit Restart Now. We've been putting this system restore off long enough.
Hopefully the jury-rigged repair job will last long enough for an outside branch to supply an uncorrupted backup...

What is that TIND file?

notify later, we gotta get the file out of the trash, and maybe see what else we can take out of the trash. If she managed to put the do not file folder in the trash, she may have accidentally put other important things she wasn't supposed to in the trash without realizing

Just thought of something, we already shredded a lot of trash earlier today, which means whatever this stuff is in the trash is trash that was put in after we shredded that stuff. So yeah, another reason to look through that and find anything else that's important (along with the file we shouldn't file of course)

Ugh, this update better not be installing ads

>>1095365
or AI that spies on us

>>1095341
Quickly! Restore the Entire trash bin
You need to beat the update clock!

>>1095370

I'm afraid that ship has already sailed.

1/3 Buckwheat 2024/08/07(Wed)19:00 No. 1095533 ID: 15a025
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>Notify Me Later.
No time to update! You gotta save these files first.

>Ugh, this update better not be installing ads
Time freezes again as a series of ads pop and start flashing. UGH.
No, no, no, close out, not interested, do not show this pop up again…

2/3 Buckwheat 2024/08/07(Wed)19:00 No. 1095534 ID: 15a025
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>Let's get that file out of the trash bin first...
>she may have accidentally put other important things she wasn't supposed to in the trash without realizing

You ask Grace to pull all those files out of the bin.

Grace: “Sure.”

There’s three folders on her desk now. “DO NOT FILE, T.I.N.D, and The”. The “the” folder had another word, but it’s been sharpied out. You ask if she can look into the TIND folder.

Grace: “Hm…oh! Now I’m remembering what this folder is. It’s an oldie. It was the details about a couple that got trapped in dungeon out in the middle of nowhere. Sadly that one ended up going cold. ”

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Grace: “I don’t want the same thing to happen to us Flynn. M-Our… shift is almost over for the day. I'd love to do something with you before we punch out for the day. I'm open to suggestions."

You know Grace, there was something that has been bothering me

At the very start of our job, the folder we were supposed to not file said "top secret" on it. >>1055461

But after we asked you to clean your desk and you put it in your desk, and then later put it back on your table under the pen container, the folder suddenly said "do not" >>1055661 >>1056240




Ummmm... hate to ask but, is that the folder we were supposed to protect, or have we been protecting the wrong folder this whole time? If it isnt the folder we were supposed to protect, where is the folder labeled "top secret"? Still in your desk?

Well first put the actual trash back in the bin.

Then let's go make out in the janitor's closet.

Boot up the Microsoft Entertainment Pack and play co-op Taipei

Wait, was that Graces photo we shredded in that ad? How'd they get it???

How about a nice romantic trip to a dungeon out in the middle of nowhere? What could possibly go wrong?

>>1095533
Check out the rack on him!

I mean, ugh. How crass.

>>1095535
Hmmmm.
We could get coffee and do some office foraging.
Thats where we find abandoned or unguarded food items to sustain ourselves in this harsh environment.
The best part is it only requires minimal amounts of larceny!

>>1095535
Honestly, fun seems to be at a premium here. So let's try just something between us. How about we raid the fridge for whatever food we got and I'll tell you a funny story about how I ended up buying 15 different plush dolls for my mom by accident. It involves a paint bucket, a chicken, and a entire freaking cheese wheel.

1/2 Buckwheat 2024/12/11(Wed)19:32 No. 1101140 ID: b6ea64
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>the folder we were supposed to not file said "top secret" on it
>But after we asked you to clean your desk and you put it in your desk, and then later put it back on your table under the pen container, the folder suddenly said "do not"

Grace: “Oh, this folder?”

She pulls out another folder

Grace: “This folder came with it. Had my instructions and other details for the job. Anything I haven’t shared with you already has to stay secret, sorry.”

>Wait, was that Graces photo we shredded in that ad?
Couldn’t have been, that doe had such a long neck.

>We could get coffee and do some office foraging.
>How about we raid the fridge for whatever food we got

Grace: “You mean like, eating up all the leftovers?”

She pauses for a moment.

Grace: “We have to hurry before someone else gets to it!”

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She quickly rushes you off into the kitchen. An actual kitchen this time, not a candlelit closet.

Before you realize it, there’s coffee and a half eaten cake on the table. You go to reach for the cake but Grace taps your hoof away.

Grace: “Uhn-ah! You gotta have your lunch first before dessert Flynn!”

She drops two mystery brown bags onto the table as well, eyeing them both up pretty intensely.

Grace: “Which mystery bag do you want?”

*Points at Grace* you. youre my bag, baybee *blush blush*

But also, crumpled up bag

pick the crumpled bag of grease.

Crumple bag!

Crumple bag please!

We've seen Indiana Jones. We know it's the crumpled up bag.

>>1101190
I think you mean...
Indiana Doe

Buckwheat 2025/04/13(Sun)19:00 No. 1106222 ID: b6ea64
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>Crumple bag
You take the crumpled up bag, and Grace grabs the bitten apple. She eats the entire apple in one mouthful.

Grace: “What, it was a free apple. Whoever’s it was clearly didn’t want to finish it.”

You shrug and dig inside your crumpled up bag. Inside are strawberries! Some of them are a bit squished, but they taste just as good as any other strawberry.
Some beeping from Grace catches your attention.

Grace: “Hello? Oh yes, what is it Mr. Vamoose? Uh huh. Yeah. Yup, wait who? Oh okay. Yes, I’m on lunch.”

Grace: “You want me to what? But you told us not to! He wants us to go put the folder in the archive!”

well, he's the boss I guess. If we want to get Grace's pic back on the employee of the whatever, she gotta do what he says.

What's important is you have your cake first. Break is sacrosanct!

Hang on, whats the confirmation code? There's been a lot of skullduggery today and the phones are likely compromised.

>>1106222
>put the folder in archive
Okay, hold on. That would mean filing it. Let's go talk to him in person to verify this is what we're doing now. Could be that our comms were hacked.

After lunch break is over.

>>1106222
Were just impressed with her oral capavity.

Hey.
That sounds suspiciously like filing.
Remember the motto of house grace, "we do not file"

1/2 Buckwheat 2025/09/25(Thu)17:30 No. 1114368 ID: b6ea64
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>whats the confirmation code?
>That would mean filing it. Let's go talk to him in person to verify this is what we're doing now.

Grace: “Hold on, there’s been a lot of silly nonsense going on in the office today. How do I know you’re really Mr. Vamoose?”

You can hear his muffled yelling coming out of Grace’s headset, he must be really angry.

Grace: “I’m not sure I even know what half of those words even mean sir. Look, we’ll drop by your office after our lunch break.”

Grace: “I’m hanging up now, that kind of language has no place in the office! Even if you are the boss…”

She taps her headset, and gives you a romantic look,

Grace: “You might be the only office assistant I’ve ever had, but I gotta say you’ve been the best one, Flynn.”

She slides all that remains of the cake to you.

Grace : “You can have the whole cake, I’m a bit stuffed after all those pancakes I ate.”

You stare at the cake intently and have a sudden uncontrollable desire for it. Before you know it, you are devouring the entire cake in one mouthful. It’s too much to handle on it’s own though! You panic and quickly chug your coffee to help get it down.

You start to feel Grace’s eating habits might be rubbing off on you.

Grace: “Flynn! I had no idea how much you loved cake.”

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Grace doesn’t want to keep Mr. Vamoose waiting long, so she quickly picks up her stuff, and grabs you by the arm. She takes you straight to his office.

Mr. Vamoose: “Do you have any idea how much your carelessness could be endangering us!”

Grace: “Carelessness? I’ve kept my eyes on this file folder the entire time! Right Flynn?”

You know what, yeah sure. You nod your head in agreement.

Mr. Vamoose: “That’s not what I’m talking about! We need to get that folder filed away before we close in fifteen minutes or else the auditors will have my neck!”

Grace: “Ugh, then why did you tell me not to file it up until now?”

Mr. Vamoose: “Because I’ve been trying to cover up some unfavorable reports, but they’re on to me- onto us and I- we’ll be in a lot of hotter water like an otter’s daughter named Goddard’s fodder that’s fresh out of the water.”

Grace: "Ugh, don't even talk about otters to me right now..."

You barely comprehend half of what Mr. Vamoose just said and ask if he can dumb it down for you.

Mr. Vamoose: “The money number for our stocks will be closer to zero if you DO NOT FILE THAT FILE!”

Grace: “Wait, so you don’t want me to file the file? Got it.”

Mr. Vamoose: “NO! If you don’t file that file we’re doomed!”

You ask again what will happen if it goes unfiled,

Mr. Vamoose: “We’re going to lose everything if you DO NOT FILE THAT FILE.”

Grace: “You’re going to lose an employee pretty soon if you keep yelling like that.”

Mr. Vamoose: “Okay, PLEASE File that file.”

Grace: “This file here that says DO NOT FILE?”

Mr. Vamoose: “Yes, File the File that says DO NOT FILE.”

Grace: “But it clearly says, DO NOT FILE!”

You fear these two could go at it all day, or until that mandatory computer restart happens.
You’re split between just telling Grace to file it, and pressing Mr. Vamoose for more info on what’s going on.

Tell him we can't file the file because the file is in use. We tried to copy the file earlier as a buckup, I mean backup, , but couldn't, so I think the same rules apply here.

Ok, I think we have to file it. Here's the problem: right now it's not filed, which means it's data that doesn't exist in a file. That can only be possible if it's in active memory. When a computer restarts, it loses anything in active memory. Thus, the contents would be lost.

But uh, while she's doing that, ask him why you weren't supposed to file it before.

>>1114369
Is he really sure he wants you to file it?
That means replacing the sticker...

> We need to get that folder filed away before we close in fifteen minutes or else the auditors will have my neck!”

Then there's only one thing we can do.

We have to stop time.

sounds like we have a workplace dispute. Need to call in HR to mediate

I think we should also consider that Grace and the otter switched bodies before. How do we know that the same didn't happen to Vamoose this time around?