We stay on top of the news at Mashable -- which means that stories about J.J. Abrams, The Force Awakens and generally rampant Star Wars fandom are part of daily office life. It's no surprise, then, that we're a bunch of nerds who were thrilled to host four Stormtroopers who stopped by to promote Verizon's Google Cardboard viewers Tuesday.
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So, how did the staff of a global multimedia company react to four fictitious characters in their midst? By playing it cool...and tweeting.
New hires pic.twitter.com/didEryJama— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) December 2, 2015
Got into a little trouble at work today. #StarWars #stormtroopers https://t.co/nwZENcSPjw pic.twitter.com/49eliDUIdw— Pete Pachal (@petepachal) December 2, 2015
On Wednesdays we wear black & white. Switching to the #darkside #starwars #theforceawakens #youcantsitwithus #squad pic.twitter.com/6hwThyLB0U— Erica Fitzpatrick (@ericafitz) December 2, 2015
Squad game (•_•) is ( •_•)>⌐■-■ out of this world (⌐■_■) pic.twitter.com/XYIzsvjsHY— MJ Franklin (@heyitsfranklin2) December 2, 2015
I looked up from my desk and... pic.twitter.com/Ebp8gdSvcw— Sam Murphy Kelly (@HeySamantha) December 2, 2015
Just a regular day @mashable #StarWars #STORMTROOPER pic.twitter.com/XtZF0TzfWU— Ari Zapata (@ari_zap) December 2, 2015
Casual office tour pic.twitter.com/SBF8pu8Xuy— Proma (@promawhatup) December 2, 2015
Sup? pic.twitter.com/R2eRd5kaak— Miriam Kramer (@mirikramer) December 2, 2015
Storm troopers just stormed the @Mashable HQ. I ❤️ this place. pic.twitter.com/3WhIRouNAQ— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) December 2, 2015
"The Empire Strikes @MashableHQ" #WhyNotWednesday @verizon pic.twitter.com/dgJmtXK89C— AlizaTweets (@AlizaTweets) December 2, 2015
Stormtroopers are taking over @MashableHQ! pic.twitter.com/qnMt22afUm— Armand Valdes (@ArmandTweets) December 2, 2015
Just another day. pic.twitter.com/QdNTnBUvA5— Brian De Los Santos (@B_Delos) December 2, 2015
pic.twitter.com/H0Nv7BBTW5— Stephanie Buck (@StephMBuck) December 2, 2015
The Force Awakens hits theaters Dec. 18 -- and yes, we will all be there.