#its basically everyone

a mock zoom call for a very very self-indulgent modern office au lmao

two important facts about this AU that exist in my head:

The King is the equivalent of 55-year old Betty from Finance, mortal enemy to the 24-year old office worker from a different department, like that one post. Except it's everyone. He has collective beef with everyone.

everyone knows about how much keefe is in love with sophie except sophie

keefe thinks he’s succeeding at hiding his emotions, but really, Sophie just has no clue what’s going on at any given moment.

so, there’s, y’know, a betting pool.  Ro runs it.

Keefe doesn’t know about it. Sophie DEFINITELY doesn’t know about it.

everyone else is in on it. 

From Lord Cassius to Emery. 

Here are the characters and their bets:

Fitz Vacker: It’ll happen in three years, he’s bet 13 lusters.

Biana Vacker: It’s happening within the next two months, and she’s bet twenty lusters.

Dex Dizznee: His date is fast approaching, it’s set for next week already. He’s going to have to give his money to Ro pretty quick. He’s not happy about this. He bet a whole thirty-seven lusters.

Tam Song: He bet three lusters on a very specific date next November. No one but Linh knows why. 

Linh Song: She bet fifteen lusters on a weekend three months from now. She knows she’s probably not going to win, but she has high hopes, and thinks that this betting pool is very fun, and anyone who is taking it too seriously needs to calm down.

Ro: Ro has bet one hundred and fifty-eight lusters on July Fourteenth, 2023. She is COMPLETELY in this for the long game. She’s gonna make it happen. She’ll fight God and Keefe himself. Linh has told her several times to calm down. She will not. 

Marella Redek: Fifty Lusters on next month. She’s terrified of losing. Pyrokinetics hasn’t been accepted yet, she needs to make all her money back!!!

Stina Heks: Seven lusters on next wednesday, but she doesn’t really care at all. She just wanted to be a part of it.

Maruca Chebota: Four lusters. She offered some time next year. Everyone glared at her for being so vaguely specific.

Lord Cassius: Seventy Lusters on next weekend. He’s going to lose. Lord Cassius never wins bets.

Grady Ruewen: Twenty Lusters on July Thirteenth, 2022. He will not elaborate. Ro thinks he’s doing it to spite her.

Edaline Ruewen: Seventeen Lusters on two months from now. She’s been watching Sophie more than anyone else has. She’s noticed some things. Edaline knows all. Edaline is probably going to win.

Bronte: He bet three hundred lusters on April Fifteenth, this next year. He did it solely to get Emery off his back for asking for bets.

Fintan: Seven hundred lusters, none of which are legally his, on April fourteenth. No comments.

Emery: Four hundred lusters on July Twelfth 2022. He and Grady are watching like hawks.

Alina: Four lusters on November Second, 2096. She has no faith in them but Emery would not shut up about it.