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The Coworkers and Their Little Group Chat

Summary:

In the universe of TOAHLF, this is what's going on with the rest of the Institute!

It's just an office comedy.

They're just all being friends.

I love them.

It's a chatfic.

Notes:

I'd recommend reading TOAHLF for context, but tbh you could just read this as office fluff where the gang is all in Research. The actual TOAHLF plot affects very little. I just wanted my blorbos to have fun.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Texting during work

Notes:

Chats:

Research Babes + Tim
[timstonker] - Timothy Stoker
[sashay] - Sasha James
[Jon Sims] - Jonathan Sims

Freaks in the Google Sheets
[Rosie💕] - Rosie Zampano
[casscasscass] - Cassandra Meyer
[sonja_ourboros] - Sonja Dahl

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Research Babes + Tim

05/04/2012

 

[timstonker] - 9:05

late late late late late

david’s gonna get on ur case miss james

 

[sashay] - 9:05

shut

 

[Jon Sims] - 9:05

If you were getting actual work done, you wouldn’t be on your phones

 

[timstonker] - 9:06

shushhhhhh

 

[sashay] - 9:08

okay guys wait real talk

new head archivist started today

what do yall think??

 

[timstonker] - 9:08

SO MANY THOUGHTS

i thought she was gonna bite my head off

 

[sashay] - 9:08

you'd like that wouldn't you

 

[timstonker] - 9:09

mayyyyybe ;)

 

[sashay] - 9:09

ignoring tim

what do you think the general consensus is???

I might do an interview or survey or smth

 

[Jon Sims] - 9:09

Sounds fun, keep me out of it. I have an actual job.

 

sashay changed Jon Sims name to partypooper😔

 

[partypooper😔] - 9:10

I did not consent to this




[partypooper😔] - 21:15

Did someone accidentally take my folder instead of theirs when they went home?

 

[partypooper😔] - 21:16

Tim.

 

[timstonker] - 21:16

oh yeah i mightve done that

sorry partypooper

 

[partypooper😔] - 21:16

Ugh.

Tim, change my name back.

 

[timstonker] - 21:17

you could do it yourself if you werent such an old man with technology haha

 

partypooper😔 changed partypooper😔 name to J on Sims

 

[J on Sims] - 21:20

I only take the time to learn something if it is important, Tim.

 

[timstonker] - 21:20

LMAO whatever you say ‘J on’

 

J on Sims changed J on Sims name to Jon Sims

 

[Jon Sims] - 21:21

You’re a child.

 

[timstonker] - 21:21

anything for u <3

 


 

Research Babes + Tim

12/04/2012

 

[sashay] - 18:56

K, I just listened to the full recording of my interview/survey after splicing it together

most people find her to be a weird choice, and i can’t blame them

some nobody who did research at the institute once??? this has got to be some nepotism bs

 

[Jon Sims] - 18:57

I thought so too, but I did some background research and she seems to be unrelated to the Institute and the Bouchards.

 

[timstonker] - 18:57

“background research” ;)))))

 

[Jon Sims] - 18:57

I don’t even know what you’re trying to imply, Tim.

 

[timstonker] - 18:57

;;;;;;;;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

 

[sashay] - 18:58

thank goodness I dont use a screenreader bc that is horrendous to read aloud

and thx for the info, Jon

I didn’t find anything either but it still just SCREAMS suspicious

 

[timstonker] - 18:58

:000000

 

[sashay] - 18:58

Oh and Cass warned me about interviewing Miss Spooky, and yeah it totally wrecked my laptop for a hot sec

the fan went crazy and the audio is totally unusable

not that it really matters– she just said some polite and utterly meaningless formalities and then sent me on my way

 

[timstonker] - 18:59

sounds like her

has she ever not done that creepy smile? like her skin doesnt quite fit her

 

[timstonker] -19:00

sorry idk what i meant by that lololol

just yk how she is

 

[Jon Sims] - 19:00

Ah, I suppose? I try to interact with her as little as possible.

Sasha, didn’t you mention someone joining us on Thursday for lunch?

 

[timstonker] - 19:01

NO WAY HE JUST SAID ‘US’

JOINING ‘US’

SASH HE SAID ‘US’

 

[sashay] - 19:01

AWWW JON YOU DO CARE 🥹

I think this is a new era for us 🥹🥹🥹

 

[timstonker] - 19:01

I <3 Jon era

 

[Jon Sims] - 19:02

Forget I asked

 


 

Freaks in the Google Sheets

22/05/2012

 

[Rosie💕] - 9:01

I love you guys!!!!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 Have a wonderful day!!! 💗💗💗💗

 

[casscasscass] - 9:01

thx

 

[sonja_ourboros] - 9:01

Thank you Rosie!



[casscasscass] - 11:13

check ur inbox invoices just came in

 

[sonja_ouroboros] - 11:13

Don’t forget to check your inbox! I just sent out invoices!

Cass wait wtf that’s literally my job why are you doing my job

 

[casscasscass] - 11:13

sry

 

[sonja_ouroboros] - 11:14

I mean ig less work for me, but ik you have your plate full already

 

[casscasscass] - 11:14

meh things are pretty chill rn actually

new archivist got set up super easily, and sarah hasn’t been giving me problems lately

 

[Rosie💕] - 11:16

Speaking of Sarah, she actually visited the new Head Archivist yesterday! They’re both so isolated in their departments, so I’m hopeful they’ll get along 🤞

 

[sonja_oroboros] - 11:16

Oh dear, what did she give her?

 

[Rosie💕] - 11:17

I believe I saw her with a vase?

 

[casscasscass] - 11:17

sick

 

[sonja_ouroboros] - 11:17

NO NOT SICK THAT’S BAD

Most of her pranks are harmless but I’m pretty sure that’s a tier 5 amnesia artefact

Ofc she has a new classifying system, but my point still stands

 

[casscasscass] - 11:18

tbf the new archivist has to replace GERTRUDE ROBINSON

If she cant deal with a weird forgetting vase, she wont be able to deal with whatever that grandma was doing

idk what goes on in that basement but i know that technology doesnt survive it

 

[Rosie💕] - 11:18

It will probably be fine! Sarah isn’t malicious.

 

[sonja_ouroboros] - 11:18

Yes she is

 

[casscasscass] - 11:18

Yes she is

 

[sonja_ouroboros] - 11:19

UGH im just gonna ignore it

Storage is not my problem anymore

 

[Rosie💕] - 11:19

Probably wise 💗

Notes:

Jon: Why am I included as a ‘Research babe’?
Sasha: Because Tim isn’t