Activate - Office 365

He scoffed. "Nonsense," he said to the framed photo of his late dog, Barkley. He clicked ‘Remind me later.’

He double-clicked a PowerPoint file for the Henderson pitch. The software opened, but the ribbon was gone. The toolbar was gone. Even the ‘File’ menu had vanished. In the center of the slide, where his bullet points should have been, was a single text box. It read: activate office 365

Day 2. The yellow triangle turned orange. He scoffed

Arthur slammed the lid shut. He hadn't written that. He hadn’t even remembered the bagel. He scoffed. "Nonsense

It blinked at him.

Day 14. The final day. He drove to work in a fog. At 9:00 AM, a system-wide chime echoed through the office. Every screen flickered. Then, silence.