"We're digitizing some of the older records at the library. I needed to be educated and certified -- apparently. You know, because I'm a medieval castle-dwelling savage and computers and very, very hard. How could I ever mnage on my own? It's not as if I work in a library."

He squeezed Bull's hand again. Maybe his bitching would distract Bull -- maybe. He was not easily distracted, not really.

"So I get to spend the day doing trust falls with Suzi-anne from the department one door down the hall. Goodie, what fun."