[Tregan]

The lesser person might slink away, quit his internship, and ruin a significant future job opportunity all in an effort to "save face", which by this point is impossible.

The greater person might stroll into work on Friday in the same exact costume, walk right up to the boss, apologize, and get right to work for the rest of the day without missing a stride. It sounds like David has at somewhat of a sense of humor, albeit a little crude, and if anything would serve to put this in the past I think this might be it.

So tell me, all you management-level people, what would you do if Fred came up to you given these circumstances, dressed in costume, and said "Sir I just wanted to apologize for lying to you and not having the balls to take a personal day with proper notice. Oh, and just in case not everybody in the office knows about this, well walking around in this for the day should pretty much fix that."