Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for March 26, 2025

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Rita’s looking a little dragged out.

Bad dream? Nightmare? Magic mushrooms?

Oops, “slyvan” should be “sylvan.” Does no one proofread anymore?

Scott?

Looks like Dana needed some time to catch up on all of the tasks Rita already dropped on her, before Rita drops some more.

Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.

Both Yakamoto and Hackenschmidt greatly approve of the use of “freshet” here, being fans of “It Pays To Increase Your Word Power.”

never drink from a plastic water bottle that’s been sitting in the sun – the chemicals from the plastic leech into the water

Her mind is a desert

Who needs bubbling springs when there are plastic bottles?

That Russian bot’ll fool you every time.

Let’s hope it’s real. A mirage bottle for Rita is way too cruel.

the bottle may be real, but it’s probably empty

Meh. Let her die. The company can use the productivity increase.

Ah, but it is empty.

This might explain why she always has a firm grip on that bottle…