A hint of hope

The young engineer sat bolt upright in his chair, eyes fixed on the floor.

"Anything different on Prozac?"

"Well, perhaps a little less agony."

Ouch.

"Are you keeping up at work?"

"I'm compliant."

Compliant?!?

"Dude," I declared, we've got more work to do!"

With a hint of a smile, he lifted his gaze to mine.