How come my drawer buddy never caused me to time shift? And why didn't he appear in the Investment Office version of the office? Does he have a name?
Remember, only alien dogs cause a time shift. Initially scientists thought – well, Roy did – that the encounter had to consist of a humanoid alien and a dog, but it turns out that it's just the dog. It's always about the dogs.
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When you opened all the drawers that first time in the Investment Office, your buddy wasn't yet in his "bed." Mr. Gordon, having rescued him from his alien oppressors, thought the guy looked a little sleepy and suggested a nice nap in a comfy drawer (like you do). That was after Mr. Gordon was already in the bubble and after your shipwreck.
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His name, loosely translated, is Tom.