Chapter 1: Galene - Brain operating @ 0.6 times normal human speed
“So you did spill coffee on the keyboard?” Galene asked calmly.
“Well, yes,” the employee mumbled, rubbing his neck.
“Okay. But you called IT for a computer error,” she noted.
“Sure. Yeah.”
“So, the computer errored out when you spilt coffee on it. This particular coffee, to be exact,” she pointed at the cup. It was half-full of nice, sticky, electronic-destroying cream and sugar.
The employee nodded slowly.
“You couldn’t just say so on the support ticket regarding the coffee and save me a trip?” she said levelly.
“Well, I didn’t. It’s not like you guys at IT have much to do, anyway. This is a technology firm,” the employee said, shifting his tone to sarcastic.
“Of course. We only process 300 tickets each day,” she
