Simon spends the day with Darth Vader

Simon is spending his day today learning the ropes from Darth Vader. DV is so awkward. Simon feels awkward around him. Its like he has spent his life in a cage.

He must have recently lost a LOT of weight given how baggy his suits are on him. Simon learns that DV still lives at home. Apparently, against the wishes of his parents.

Simon notices that DV has an ability to stress himself and others in the worst way. The decks on his desk are marked up with sweat, spit, hair and the occasional nose bleed.

Simon now understands how DV got his nickname. He knows its not urban legend. DV's breathing really can be heard from anywhere in the office. The 3 pm conference call was ended and reopened on account of an MD mistaking his breathing for ‘really bad static’.

Simon spends 3 hours on a diligence call. Before he could even sit down, DV says, 'we need to talk, I need help with this CIM." Simon is feeling hatred already.

The most intriguing though, was meal times. His stress was perhaps most apparent then. Food was inhaled as it was arriving, its remnants often scattered around the table from trying to chew and speak at the same time. Why, he even ate half of Simon's pizza without asking. After both meals, the next half hour is spent with a tide pen in hand, trying to minimize the appearance of the spills he always incurs.

That night, Simon notices that DV stayed in the office an extra two hours just to get the 8 pm time stamp on his dinner receipt and then skipped on home.