Settling in with her new roommate…

AA: Video conferencing has been suspended. When we all (finally) got back on line, there was such a surge in demand that the entire system crashed.

“We might as well just give up and go back to charcoal and slate!” Malcolm is still on a technology downer. “All this expensive IT equipment is causing more problems than it solves.”

“Fine by me,” Danielle agrees. “I wouldn’t ‘ave all this bloody dictation to do.”

“Ah, but you would,” he smiles, “You would just have to do it the old fashioned way.”

“And what’s that then?”

“You would have to take short hand, in Jane’s office. Imagine that?”

She does. Her eyes widen in horror. “I take it back,” she agrees. “Technology is marvellous. Long live digital dictation!”

Still, the lack of technological support is note deterring our new Euro-colleague.

“Can you tell me where I will find the books on conflict of laws in the library?” she asks me.

“Er,” no idea, “try the third shelf on the fourth row on the right hand side.”

“And what about the EU Directives?”

Same answer. “Fifth shelf, third aisle.”

“Conventions?”

Arrrggh! “Sorry, ask the Librarian.”

She strides off to search in my invented locations; passing Jane as she leaves.

“What’s she up to?” she asks me.

“God knows,” I sigh, “I’m just glad to have a bit of quiet.”

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