Attenuated – Part One
Myles stared at the LED readout on the DocuMax copier, segmented numbers slowly declining. Fresh copies slid into receiving slots, stapled and bound. A new financial quarter, a new batch of detailed reports for the early morning meeting. Myles wondered what it was like to sit at the long table in the main conference room.…
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Attenuated – Part Two
The lower floors were more utilitarian than the executive suites. Stubby dividers of frosted glass fenced in most of the “open plan” office. SuccINCt had strict rules about one’s workspace. You were allowed a maximum of two personal items. One could be a framed picture (which had its own rules attached governing content and size),…
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Attenuated – Part Three
Myles woke to sunlight streaming through the window. Weekends were the only time he got any quality sleep, during the week he’d have stressful dreams about forgetting something important for a meeting. He never could find the proper conference room in time, and when he arrived everyone stared at him without saying a word. Grabbing…
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Attenuated – Part Four
Mondays were filled with meetings and status reviews, queues of anxious coders and designers starting their first round of “360” evaluations. Myles was secretly grateful he didn’t have to participate in those. The stories that leaked out during lunchtime were horrific. Gail’s odd behavior kept looping in his mind. The stern warning, then the blank…
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Attenuated – Part Five
Myles was lost in a crowd. Faceless bodies pushed past and buffeted him with elbows and hands. He had to make it to the computer terminal before the timer ran out. Shoving through to the sidewalk, facing multiple lanes of blurred traffic. He stepped off the curb, hands extended waving for cars to stop. A…
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Attenuated – Part Six
SuccINCt believed in supplying their creative team with the best equipment possible. Twin monitors at every workstation, custom keyboards, cutting-edge editing software and trendy ergonomic chairs with mesh-like coverings. Myles wished his desk had a chair like this. Everything could be adjusted from the lumbar support to the inclination of the seat. He had been…
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Attenuated – Part Seven
Show time. Myles walked over to Alan’s office, rapping softly on the open door. “Come. Ah, the shorts are ready, yes?”, Alan distractedly waved Myles in to a seat, sipping a latte from a tall disposable cup. “It’s complete, I double checked the renders myself.” “Good, lets pull in your files and give it a…
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