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# There were signs a ritual had taken place, or possibly even budget planning.
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/there-were-signs-a-ritual-had-taken-place-or-possibly-even-budget-planning/
- Published: 2026-06-08T19:44:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-28T00:05:09.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: office, jokes

![Spreadsheet pages, calculators, coffee cups, and a dead marker form a ritual-like circle on an office conference table.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/05/mon_ritual_or_budget-1.jpg)