Caffeine break
Go backward a step
Tess stares dumbfounded at her desk. After a while realizes that she has a few pieces of paper that need collation.
Tess pulls out her stapler, but realizes that the stapler is empty. She had been avoiding filling it, because all the spare staples were kept upstairs by the executive offices. If she went there, she might be seen by the horrible Mrs Crimson. She kept out of the way of the Crimson family.
What to do, what to do? Her stapler was dry, so to speak.
Tess needs some staples
Tess just uses a paper clip