From Blorbo's reference shelf

A textbook specimen.

Nobody was harmed in the inspection of this specimen. It is the answer set Blorbo files under The 12-Hour Shift Survivor by the widest margin.

Inspect someone realSix questions. About a minute. No names.

Reference shelf · Case #6950

Subject
A textbook specimen. Nobody real.
Inspector
Blorbo, Chief Gift Inspector
Clearance
Public. It's a textbook.

Diagnosis

The 12-Hour Shift Survivor

Threat level
Level 3: Running On Vending Machine Coffee
Known weaknesses
anyone saying "it's quiet tonight," cold coffee, "so you're basically a doctor?"
Habitat
The break room on hour eleven, holding a cup of something that used to be warm
Dressed for the occasion: Night Cap.

Field notes

  1. Subject has eaten lunch standing up at 3 AM and called it dinner.
  2. Can fall asleep anywhere, at any time, in any light. Except when actually allowed to.
  3. Blorbo said the word "quiet." Subject looked at Blorbo for a very long time.

Textbook answers

Their group-chat role:
Meme Sender
They say "I'll wait" how often:
Weekly
Holiday of choice:
Any day off
At work they are:
On hour 12 of a 12-hour shift
Thermostat stance:
Opens a window in December
A single Tupperware lid has no container. They:
Recycle it with ceremony

Verdict

Survivor confirmed. Blorbo prescribes a nap. A long one. In the dark. He is not licensed to prescribe things.

Blorbo, Chief Gift Inspector

Evidence locker

Exhibits A to C

The shop opens soon, so Blorbo pulled the right file and two ideas from his notebook. Nothing here is for sale yet.

  1. Exhibit AFunny Nurse ShirtsThe Funny Nurse Shirts fileBlorbo is still stocking it.

    Why this file: The textbook says they're on hour 12 of a 12-hour shift. This whole file follows from that.

  2. Exhibit BInk T-shirt that reads "Night Shift: Powered By The Vending Machine"NIGHT SHIFT:POWEREDBY THEVENDINGMACHINEConceptConcept. Not for sale. Blorbo is considering it.

    Why Blorbo drew it: Still about how they're on hour 12 of a 12-hour shift. Blorbo has a lot to say about it.

  3. Exhibit CBlush T-shirt that reads "Nobody Say It's Quiet", with "Too late. Someone said it." underneathNOBODYNOBODYSAY IT'SSAY IT'SQUIETQUIETTOO LATE.SOMEONE SAID IT.ConceptConcept. Not for sale. Blorbo is considering it.

    Why Blorbo drew it: They're on hour 12 of a 12-hour shift, again. Blorbo underlined it a second time and drew this.

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