visual?

Hana sighed.

Cosplay.

"Now why in the world would anyone thought of that?! What, because we have a Japanese CEO and manager - of all managers it HAD to be in THIS department!"

A snicker from Ian got him poked in the ribs. Ignoring his yelp, Hana continued rattling until the cows could come home.

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As usual in the office everyone was furiously typing away, trying to meet their project deadlines - all except one.

"Oi."

That one was totally spaced out, eyes to the ceiling, going "hmmm..", immersed in thoughts.

"Oi. Te me."

That got his partner jolt in offence.

"This is an office. Remember whose department THIS belongs to."

"Wakatta nya.." an exaggerated nasal tone replied, "Demo.."

"Demo nanda," an exasperated tone replied.

"Don't know wat cosplay nya."

A thud and a yelp followed as two young - adults - got into a playful tussle in the office.

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But there was another event that got everyone talking in the company. Hana's off-casual remark seemed to get someone's attention and the Human Resource Department decided to go ahead with it.

Company calendar. With the prettiest/most handsome staff featured on each month.

That got everyone looking at one another whispering and giggling as they pointed excitedly at the "potentials".

Manager Tezuka Kunimitsu was not spared.

Everyday - day in, day out - he would be gazed at and he could heard off-distant (although they sound within earshot) squeals whenever he walked past. Even the seniors gave him looks of approval as they scrutinised him from head to shoe.

He had spoken to Fuji about it during a private lunch but in Fuji's mind could only hear Hana's squeals and teasings about Tezuka and could barely control his sunshine smile - that made Manager Tezuka a little exasperated.

"Oh I'm sorry," Fuji's azure eyes slightly widened at his close friend's reaction - but chuckled, just like everyone's reaction.

Of course Manager Tezuka was not spared in his department.

Both Hana and Ian had been teasing him everywhere with squeals, sighs and so on. The whole IT department had almost caused the server to crash with their overwhelming votes for their "suteki!!!" manager.

But what Hana and Ian did not know was - the rest of the department also voted their names together with Manager Tezuka.

It was too late when they realised that fact. Everyone in the department snickered, totally ignoring loud whinings of protests from both of their colleagues when they received emails that they had to follow their manager for a photo shoot.

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"Do suru!!!"

"Don't 'Do' me," Ian struggled as he tried to break away from Hana's grip, "your fault anyway. Who asked u to say so loud that i look good posing at the our 'company lovely-designed doors'?!"

"But u do wat!!!" came the loud protest.

"I'm going to kill you."

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The calendar was out and snapped up so fast that an extra order had to be made - a breakthrough in company's history of their products. What got everyone to buy was three of their staff had filled up more than one month's page due to overwhelming response because a few had pulled out in pressure after seeing how popular these three had been and other departments had changed their votes for these three in the "Most Photogenic Contest".

But the Most Photogenic Three staff did not buy their company's calendar.

One knew all three could pose so well that they didn't need the calendars for "posing-evaluation".

The other was embarrassed about it (but secretly had to admit that his friend was right about posing at the company doors and he enjoyed all the positive reactions he got whenever he walked past).

The third was too embarrassed to even think about it - even parking his car could be a problem because the female staff would fill almost the whole of his car's surface with stick-on love-notes - much to the overwhelming delight and teases of the two - and their "overall friend" - Fuji Syusuke.