Perhaps it's the unpredictability and vibrancy that a specific outlandish colleague injects into Gullet's otherwise calm routine that sparks a long simmering anger within him. In the midst of deadlines and the humdrum of laboratory entropy, the unexpected bursts of energy from his co-worker serves as a diversion.
The routine, once a sanctuary of tranquility, now becomes a battleground where the forces of predictability and unpredictability collide.

More characters introduced in later chapters.