Shades are tricky things

For whatever reason, the windows in Tartarus are equipped with roller shades. Why not blinds, you ask? We haven't the slightest clue. All we know is we have shades. And each shade has one of those silly string shade pulls.

You know, these things.

Anyone who has ever used pulls like these knows that occasionally the string breaks. It shouldn't be a surprise. It's only string after all. There's a reason they sell them in packs of 25. In a public place like Tartarus they break more often. 

"Spoof and Speck," you are saying, "this is really boring. I don't care at all about shade pulls." Ah, friends, you should care. Just listen to this.

The other day, our friend Opie was wandering around closing shades. Opie came back to the desk and said to Spacey, "Um, excuse me. I need some help. The shade-pully-thingy just broke. How do I close the shade without it?" 

It took two of them to figure out how to close the shade without the pull! The windows in Tartarus are not that high. The edge of the shade should be in everyone's reach. All we could do was stare at them, dumbfounded.

We're afraid if we leave them alone, this is what will happen.