Julian writes… in it for the long game.

Eleanor asked if I’d “finished distracting the intern.” Utterly unfair. Maja thanked me for “the stapler and conversation,” but said she’d prefer to be supervised by Alex next week. I assured her I understood completely: “diversity of mentorship,” I said. Still, I feel an unspoken current between us. I will play the long game. As all great men must. In the meantime, I must check out what mysterious allure Alex seems to have over this young, impressionable Serb.

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