Douglas arrived late. He was often late. Luckily, he managed to reach his desk unnoticed. Work was monotonous. While he couldn’t summon enough passion to hate his position, he certainly couldn’t find any fondness for it either. Day in and day out, he found himself underchallenged, understimulated, and underappreciated. He mostly just sat at his desk, imagining a world where he was doing anything else.