An hour later we were all back at work, when apropos of nothing, Bug said, “Ahem, “ called our attention, and announced that he’s gay. How random! “I’ve been inning’ myself for too long,” he said, “and now it’s time to out myself. It’s something you’ll all have to deal with, but believe me, I’ve been dealing with it a lot longer than you.” It never even entered our heads to think Bug was anything except a sexually frustrated, bitter crank, which is not unusual up at Microsoft, or in tech in general. I think we all felt guilty because we don’t think about Bug enough, and he does work hard, and
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