All Yu-Gi-Oh Office AU 31-day Challenge

Day 1: Paper

Yuma stared at the printer as it slowly printed out the forums he needed. Well, stared isn't the right word. More like glared. Like the printer insulted his existence. He yawned out loud and grabbed the next paper that had annoyingly small black text and placed it on top of the pile. 35 out of 241. Yuma continued to stare at the bane of his existence.

Yuya came by five minutes later to hand him a donut and cup of coffee. "So, who's winning the staring contest?"

Yuma huffed and took a large bite out of his donut. 47 out of 241. "I'm running out of steam. This printer is a worthy opponent indeed."

"I've noticed. I came by to check on you. Yusei's still in his meeting with all the higher ups and CEOs. Yusaku and Yami have been making phone calls for Yusei since 5am." Yuya sipped at his peppermint coffee.

"And I've been in the printing lobby for about an hour now. The first 20 minutes was spent trying to make the darn thing work. Then I realized it wasn't printing because our late night co-workers suck!"

"I'm almost afraid to ask." Yuya set his cup down and stretched his arms. "But I also have five minutes! Go for it."

"Well first off; all 15 printers were backed up on orders so when I came in I had to start each and every single one of them and make sure all of them had paper so they can print what they have to. Second is that this one in particular had something wrong with it and I had to call Bruno to fix it. That's 20 minutes lost. Turns out it was jammed with backed up paper plus the ink cartridges leaked."

"How come you can't use another printer? We have 15 of them." Yuya was currently doing the splits, stretching his upper body over his leg. He seriously needs to go to a chiropractor soon.

"Astral's computer is only connected to printer #4! Not to mention I have to keep my eye on it in case it decides to jam again."

"You mentioned something about our late night co-workers. What about them?"

Yuma took a scalding drink from his cup. It woke him up slightly. "Next time you get me a cup of coffee Yuya you need to mix it with a Blue Eyes Energy Drink. Coffee only goes so far."

"Are you crazy! I want to wake you up not send you to the emergency room!"

Yuma laughed at Yuya's expression. "I can't take you seriously when you're on the floor."

Yuya rolled his eyes and stood up to Yuma's height level. "Late night co-workers Yuma. What's wrong with them?"

Yuma took another scalding drink. "Who else would leave the printers like this just for the morning people to deal with? Bruno mentioned that the ink was leaking for hours until he was notified about it."

"Yeah, not to mention the new extension to the building next door. Atem and Yugi mentioned something about a new printer lobby this December. Out of curiosity, what are you waiting for?"

"241 pages for a new guy. I also heard Judai also placed Chazz's stapler in jello again."

"When was the contract 241 pages!? That's overkill!"

"It's not. 211 pages are a part of their resume. The contract is for anyone who passes the interview with Kaiba and Yusei."

"Ouch! Who's doing the talking?"

Yuma grabbed his drink and turned to his partner. "I heard Kaiba will be talking. Yusei's going to be in sitting next to him taking notes."

"Where are you at now?"

"55 out of 241. I'm going to be here for awhile."

Yuya sucked a breath in through his teeth. "Have fun. I'll see you at the Duel tonight, right?"

"Oh hell yes! I've been looking forward to it since last Saturday!"

There was a loud, jarring noise behind Yuma. He flinched at the repetitive noise and looked down at the printer. It jammed, and was leaking black ink onto the countertop. Yuma felt his eye twitch.

It's going to be a long day.