The isolated enormity of the vast executive suite was magnified in the absence of human life. The offices and conference rooms that surrounded the wide hallways and extravagant furnishings had an eerie feel. It had the feel of space to left unattended in the wake of an apocalyptic event, as if the last human had vanished without explanation.
Sean Garner made his way through the maze of luxury alone, the mouse following a daunting path in search of distant cheese or in fear of imminent electric shock. The sense of not belonging had always been immense, but these days Sean fancied himself as destined for bigger things. He knocked on the door of the expansive office and Randal Cook replied, “Come in, Sean.” Cook sat on the couch in the conversation area near the door, reviewing documents and
