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Toby stopped mid-whistle, his cleaning rag frozen. "Uh, like when my sister hides my phone?"

"Toby," Elias called out, his voice a low vibration of restrained irritation. "The solvent. Is it applied?" Toby stopped mid-whistle, his cleaning rag frozen

In the following story, the theme of "annoy" is explored through the friction between two contrasting characters in a quiet, high-stakes environment. The Audition Toby stopped mid-whistle

Elias gripped his tweezers tighter. Focus, he told himself. He lowered the hairspring into place. Wheeze-puff. Wheeze-puff. his cleaning rag frozen. "Uh

"Toby," Elias said, turning slowly in his swivel chair. "Do you know what 'annoy' means?"