Private Finished The Break Room Incident

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It had been a busy morning in the office. Kalvin has had a busier morning in general. Kalvin arrived early to get some of his work done on time. After he completed his tasks with a half-hour to spare, he pulled out his school notes and a pair of earplugs. He then took that time to review for a class later in the day. In the half-hour he took to study, he noticed that more people came in and out of the general direction of the break room. More than normal anyway. At the time, it didn't mean much for him.

Now, he understood the repercussions of having the entire floor make frequent visits to the break room. The place was messier than usual--though Kalvin clearly considered the level of messy in a corporate office to already be clean. He chewed the inside of his cheek thoughtfully as he looked over the misplaced coffee essentials and other breakroom gadgets. It was the hour just before lunchtime--one of the busiest hours on a Tuesday.

With a shrug, Kal placed his mug on a counter and started a fresh pot. While he waited, he figured he might as well clean up a little. He had the time and everyone else was busy. He reckoned other people would do it too if they were in his shoes.

Kalvin was refilling the cream and sugar containers just as the coffee maker made an exhausted beep, if that was possible. However, when he turned to look at the coffee maker, he saw no steam rising from the open tip of the jug. "Huh?" Kalvin cautiously poked at the jug. Its temperature wasn't anything close to warm at all. Weird.

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It had been a long and exhausting morning, and Zora had been in the office since seven AM. And while she had brought a large coffee with her from the coffee and bakeshop that just opened down the street from the office, a few hours had gone by since then and now she was desperate for another cup of caffeine.

"You're a lifesaver!" Zora exclaimed in relief when she stepped into the staff kitchen and saw him at the coffee maker. "Can you pour me a cup too when you are finished?" she asked as she took a clean cup from the cupboard and started tidying up a little as she did so.
 

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Kalvin was still bent down and inspecting the machine when Zora arrived. Kalvin glanced at her and offered a polite smile. "Sure but I wouldn't call me a lifesaver..." he said, still frowning at the coffee maker. He tapped the glass jar. It looked full of coffee that's freshly brewed and ready to serve but there was an issue. "I think something's wrong with this thing. This coffee isn't hot at all."

He tentatively placed his hand by the other parts of the machine. He checked the parts that were meant to be hot. Yet, none seemed to be. "It might be broken, I think," he said with a sad sigh.
 

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