C.J.'s Desk Stamp

Toby's hand darts to the desk stamp amid C.J.'s office buzz, fingers curling around its rubber head and wooden handle slick from disuse—sarcasm ignites as he brandishes it high, claiming petty 'picking' duties to slash through her Mars-fueled glee. Carol watches the pivot; the stamp, etched perhaps with 'APPROVED' or press insignia, transforms from forgotten tool to barbed weapon in fraying banter, ink pad lurking ominous nearby.

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Purpose

Stamping documents or approvals in the Press Office workflow

Significance

Ignites Toby's deflection, yanking C.J. from cosmic escape back to green bean scandal grind—petty prop exposes colliding priorities, cynicism devouring wonder in White House churn.

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S2E9 · Galileo

Toby Shatters C.J.'s Mars Euphoria with Green Bean Scandal Alert

Toby brandishes the desk stamp as a sarcastic pretext for lingering during banter, transforming the forgotten office tool into a prop for deflecting C.J.'s mockery of his omniscience; it underscores the petty, improvised humor cutting through crisis tension and Mars levity.

Before: Idle on C.J.'s desk, unused amid office clutter

After: Picked up or gestured toward by Toby, still on desk but highlighted in exchange

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