"He's not that bad, Tim!" I was laughing so hard that I had to set my drink down.
"I'm serious," he said, with great sincerity. "You know what they call you up on the seventh floor? The Survivor." He pointed at me. "Capital S. As in, the only known person in recorded Stark Sovereign Capital history to survive sustained daily exposure to Ocean Stark without either quitting, crying in the bathroom, or both." He paused. "We had a guy last year. Senior analyst. Eight years with the company." He shook his head slowly. "Three weeks as Mr. Stark's temporary PA while you were — whatever you were — and the man had to go and find himself in Costa Rica."
"He went to Costa Rica?"
"He's still there." Tim took a solemn sip of his water. "Sends a postcard every few months. Seems happy. The point is, w
