oh, i have an update for pdoc's briefcase. he currently carries a toy gorilla around with him (lol) and it looks like this:
anyway, he says that his gorilla has social anxiety disorder but gets a bit lonely, so i found him a friend:
i'll give it to him when i see him next. he says that his gorilla (he's given it a name and everything) keeps him sane when he talks to his difficult clients. he hides it behind the tissue box when he's in the office, but otherwise it hides in his briefcase.