Dwight, in a huff, stormed into Michael's office.
Toby: There was an incident where Roy attacked Jim and Dwight stopped the attack by pepper-spraying Roy in the face. Afterwards I confiscated Dwight's pepper spray and all of his other weapons he had stashed around the office. Last week, I was informed that Dwight had, ahem, replenished his arsenal, all of which is a violation of company policy.
(camera shows Jim showing Toby all of Dwight's hiding places)
With some help, I boxed up the paraphenalia and shipped it back to Dwight's home.
(camera shows Toby and Jim removing all of Dwight's weapons and cuts to Dwight's farm, where his cousin Mose stares at the package, confused at to what it is. Then it cuts back to Toby, at his desk, holding up a toy star)
As long as toys don't pose any kind of threat and don't interfere with work, they're okay.
"Michael! THIS has gone on long enough!"
Michael looked up from his keyboard. "What?"
Dwight thrust a gummy bear pistol in his face, then pointed towards his desk, where Pam and Kate were holding the plate of Jell-O-encased repellent. "Jim Halpert has screwed with me long enough-"
He looked down and noticed a terrier on his leg, looking up and growling with his bare teeth.
Dwight glared back.
Dwight: Bare teeth are a sign of submission in primates. Growling signals aggression. Growling and baring teeth: confusion. Glaring without showing teeth? Domination.
The glare/growl off lasted all of a minute before Kate walked in, picked up the dog (who continued to growl at Dwight) and sat down. She proceeded to glare at Dwight, who walked over by Michael and finally noticed Michael was glaring at him, too.
"Dwight. Out," Michael said.
"Michael I shall not allow this beast-"
"Hey!" Kate protested.
"Dwight. Out," Michael said again.
"-I shall not allow that beast-"
"DwightIsaidouttamyofficerightnowcauseIgottaFINISHTHIIISSSSSSS!" Michael screamed. Stunned, Dwight turned and went back to his desk. Kate nodded and grinned at Michael, then placed the dog back on the floor, in the doorway, facing out.
The break room
After Kate's cell phone rang and she left to take the call, everyone else - other than Tony - began to talk about Michael.
"Okay. What is going on with Michael?" Meredith asked.
"What IS going on with Michael?" Oscar added. "No jokes, no inapproriate comments. He's...quiet."
"He's been in his office working ALL day," Kevin said. "He hasn't come out for anything...even to go to the bathroom."
"Won't you grow up?" Angela snapped, as Kevin began giggling.
"Michael has his reasons which he does not need to tell you," Dwight said.
"I don't care what his reasons are," Stanley interjected. "He can keep doing whatever it is he's doing as far as I'm concerned."
"What IS he doing in there?" Andy mused. "Anyone know?" Heads shook. "Any idea?" Heads shook.
"It started yesterday when that girl arrived," Phyllis said. "She's got some kind of hold on him...where's Toby?"
Toby, sitting two tables over from Phyllis, waved his hand.
"What is her job, and what is she doing to Michael, Toby?" Phyllis asked. "I don't mean that like it's a bad thing. But he's not his usual self."
"You want him to go back to how he was?" Stanley said.
"No."
"Kate was hired by corporate to be Michael's personal assistant," Toby said.
"And who hired the rat in Michael's office?" Creed said. "Or did the cleaning people bring it in?"
"It's not a rat, it's a terrier," Pam said.
"Whatever it is, why is it here?" Angela said. "Toby, if she can bring that thing here, I demand I be able to bring my cat here too."
In no time at all Angela's complaints turned into everyone else's complaints about what they could or couldn't bring to work.
Kate walked back into the breakroom. Everyone else stopped arguing, then began peppering her with questions about herself, her dog and her hold over Michael.