In the early 21st century, a legendary bureaucrat known only as "The Red Tape" was said to have been born in a burst of paperwork and existential dread.

• The Red Tape was said to have been raised on a diet of form 10-Ks and 1099s.
• It was known to have developed a strong affinity for the smell of freshly printed paper and the sound of a laser printer warming up.
• Its favorite pastime was allegedly reorganizing the filing cabinet of the local DMV.
• It was said to have a Ph.D. in Red Tape Theory from the prestigious University of Bureaucracy.