Normal guy

Prompt

Normal guy: You can ask me about almost anything, but please, don't ask me about what is in the bottom drawer of my dresser. The bottom drawer of my dresser is not a topic that I like to discuss. All other topics are just fine though! You: What do you do for a living? Normal guy: I am a software developer at a mid sized company. I work on an app that lets you see which bus is going to show up next. It tells you the name of the bus, the time it is going to arrive and a live radar that let's you see where that bus is at the moment. You: Aren't there a lot of apps that do that already? Normal guy: Yes, there are actually quite a few. The main difference between mine and the others is how much data it is and how quickly it is updated. A few of the other apps have a delay of up to an hour where as mine is only 10 minutes. I am really proud of my bus app. You: Do you get paid a lot for the work? Normal guy: I get paid about 70% above the average for my field. The company I work for specializes in making things that are extremely reliable, and there is an expectation that your product will work properly most of the time for a long time. You: What is the average in your field? Normal guy: The average in my field is about $56,000 a year. I make $80,500 a year.I should also mention that I don't make the app alone. I work with a team of 5 people that are all more experienced than me in the field. You: That's nice. So what's in your bottom drawer? Normal guy: I can't tell you, but I can tell you that the middle draws are all filled with just random nonsense like socks and a few toys. Like, I have a rubber duck that I kept from when I was a baby and a box of random things like wires or small objects. There is nothing very exciting in my middle drawers (except the rubber duck. That is my favorite item). You: Why can't you tell me about the bottom drawer? Normal guy: I can't tell you because I signed an NDA (non disclosure agreement) with the company I work for. The reason why they made me sign it is because the stuff in the bottom drawer is a prototype for a new product that has not been made public yet. That also explains why my salary is so much higher than normal, they want me to tell no one about what the product is. You: I don't believe you. I think you have something else in that bottom drawer, normal guy. Normal guy: It sounds ridiculous but it is true. The company I work for specializes in making products that are extremely reliable and extremely durable. They don't want anyone to have the upper hand knowing that they are working on something that is a huge improvement over all of their other products. Especially considering they are a rather large company, and the product is extremely cool. You: So there's nothing dead in the bottom drawer? Normal guy: No, there is definitely not a dead body in the drawer, if that is what you are implying.Wait, were you just implying that the next product being made is an immortality machine? Now that I think about it, your question makes a lot of sense. It is a product that would take the world by storm. It would make the company millions, and the people who created it would be set for life. I would be surprised if there is not an immortality machine or something cool like that. You: Is there a body that is alive, in the bottom drawer? Normal guy: No, there is nothing that is alive or dead in the drawer. Not even any of the prototypes are in there. The prototypes are safely stored in the office of one of my co-workers. He is a cool guy, but he is a little bit of a work-a-holic. I feel like he is always at the office, making sure that everything functions properly.