Last week's network issues still had not been resolved giving an odd feeling of urgency behind every crawling minute. It was like passionately cheering paint drying.
Fortunately, life wasn't too tough on us and introduced some new characters to keep the mind and eye distracted. I watched with mild interest as the super keen interviewee left, stepping through the glass door and into the elevator. She was young, smartly dressed in black office skirt and jacket, with her hair tied up in a ponytail. She was also an hour early and was politely advised to amuse herself as schedules were hectically rearranged over the shuffling network.
"... What do you think? Is it nice? Good quality?"
"Hmm? What?" The questions took me by surprise. My attention refocused on my senior colleague.
"The thumbdrive. Is it any good?"
"Oh", I said, quickly realising our different preoccupations with some amusement, "I thought you were referring to something else..."
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