In a company where strange things happen a lot anyway, it’s sometimes difficult to get some perspective. But even by Matmi’s standards, these are strange and at the moment, they’re revolving round James, our senior developer.
Like the phone he plugged in to charge on one side of the bed – which had unplugged itself and moved to the other side of the bed by the time he woke up. And the hairbrush and purse that appeared in the bed after he’d got up for a glass of water. And the code that keeps changing when he leaves it for a lunch break or overnight. Matt is the only other person who has access, and on one occasion when it happened today, I was sitting right opposite him the whole time. He never moved.
Mmmm. We’re all short of sleep at the moment – so is James sleepwalking? It’s hard to tell. Sleepwalkers are usually in a low state of consciousness and have a ‘glazed over’ expression on their face. That sounds a lot like James at the moment anyway.
Or is it the Duke of Duke’s Court where we’re based? Well, it’s got us sufficiently intrigued to start trying to find out who he is/was, and it’s not exactly clear yet. The Dukes of Hamilton, Devonshire and Bridgewater all feature in Macclesfield’s history together with duels over women and disputes over canals. Maybe he’s taken a dislike to the painting of our three nude supermodels (unlikely) or fallen for Michelle (very likely). I think I’d like to meet him.
Actually… cancel that: except for the Duke of Devonshire, the others are all dead! But whether that’s more scary than the thought of James sleepwalking through his working day, I’m not sure. As James himself said, “If today’s been a dream and I wake up to find all the work I’ve done was never there, I’m going to be severely hacked off!”
So whether we need a historian or a physician to work out what’s happening, wish us luck… . Thoughtfully, Penny.
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