On my first day at Deep Blue Tech, I received an anonymous email: "Rules for Surviving the Midnight Office."
1. If you hear typing after midnight, don't turn around.
2. If red liquid comes out of the water dispenser, pour it into the potted plant at workstation 03 immediately.
3. The only person you can trust is the cleaning lady who is always sweeping.
I thought it was a prank, until a coworker broke the first rule and vanished from the security footage along with their desk.
And tonight is my first night shift.
There was one more line in tiny print at the end of the email: "Remember, rules aren't just meant to be followed. They're meant to be broken, too. Good luck, Observer No. 47."
