Andy knew if he was going to make it through this he would need to think of something funny or entertaining to distract him. Unfortunately for him, that plan fell right on its ass, leaving Andy with no choice: he would have to sit through an entire season of Battlestar Galactica.
I can't do this, he thought to himself. This isn't worth it. I'd rather quit than have to watch this crap.
An image of Erin popped into his mind. Andy's wife of two years was pregnant with their first child, gender unknown at the time. He needed to keep this job in order to be able to raise his child.
Once the baby was born, Erin would return to work as the receptionist for the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch. Until then, Phyllis, an old co-worker that retired shortly after Michael, would temporarily fill in the job.
He looked over at his boss, who paid no attention to Andy and was only interested in the television screen ahead of them. That's when Andy got an idea:
If he could sneak out quiet enough, Dwight most likely wouldn't even notice his absence. This was perfect!
Without skipping a beat, Andy slowly rose from his chair and creaked open the door, just enough so that he could slip out without being heard.
"Phyllis?" he asked the receptionist, who turned to greet him with a bright and surprisingly cheerful smile, for her job as a temporary receptionist was not the most desirable of positions.
"How can I help you, Andy?" Phyllis asked.
"Can I borrow a Sticky Note please?"
With a nod, Phyllis handed Andy a single square Sticky Note of the yellow variety and a pen, assuming that her old friend needed to scribble something down on it.
Taking the pen from Phyllis, Andy wrote down his excuse as to why he had to leave the conference room so suddenly and without a trace:
Dwight-
Erin called and said she has some big news. I think it's the gender of the baby. I'll be out for the rest of the work day. See you tomorrow.
-Andrew Bernard
"Can you give this to Dwight when he comes looking for me?" Andy asked.
"Absolutely," replied Phyllis, taking the note from him and setting it neatly on her temporary desk.
With that done, Andy grabbed his jacket and waltzed out the door, not even looking behind him.
