05:30

You wake up, feeling refreshed and alert, but where the hell are you? Oh right, the tiny break room at the office with just a couch in it. You always wondered what the point of that was, but now you know. You‘ve never slept in the office before, but there’s a first time for everything. You put the room back in order and chug an enriched energy drink. It’s not breakfast per se, but you’re looking forward to lunch with your colleagues now, and it does contain all the vital nutrients, so it’ll do.

05:49

Damn, your spouse must be worried! Oh wait, no, you called last night, and they were very understanding. You’ll see them later today, you’ll go home early, after all you’re already at work and it’s not even six! They’ll be waiting for you with dinner and then… well, you’ll see where the evening goes. You remember the night before last quite well.

06:00

You begin your work. This part is the worst, but the thing you did before that was fun, so you power through, knowing it’ll get better quickly. The memory of your spouse’s goodbye kiss this morning keeps you humming and smiling. What a night you had!

10:25

And really, for your first day of work after that luxurious vacation in a five star hotel, you can’t complain. You finally fulfilled your lifelong dream last week, a little bit of hard work can’t get you down, even if it is Monday.

14:00

Lunch break! But you’re in the flow right now, and you had a sumptuous breakfast. You were shooting the breeze with your coworkers at the water cooler earlier, so they won’t mind if you take a quick lunch at your desk.

18:33

You can see the sun setting outside. If you had gotten in earlier, you could go home now, but sleeping in felt so nice! Just thirty minutes more and then you’ll have two weeks off, so you get to it with renewed motivation.

20:51

Now it is dark, and you worry that you might be missing out on the Friday night fun, but all your colleagues are still here, too. And no wonder, with all the benefits and the excellent pay! You know your spouse works late, too, so you’ll both enjoy a super lazy Saturday.

22:00

You yawn, and look at that! It’s gotten really late. That’s what you get for dawdling all day. You’ve never done this before, but you decide to just sleep in the tiny break room tonight and get an early start tomorrow. The couch there looks very comfortable. You spoke with your spouse earlier, and they said they don’t mind if it’s just this once. You wolf down an instant dinner and take your sleeping bag out of your locker. Why is that in there? Oh right, you just came back from a camping vacation.

22:29

You go to sleep, thinking about how much you love your spouse, your beloved… uh… you cannot remember their name… or their face… there must be something wrong with your memory impla-