Dave had been chatting pleasantly with the patrons of the bar amicably. It was his first night in this cozy downtown bar. He'd had some work out near this bar a few weeks ago and his old haunt had at last uncovered his secret.

As the evening wore on, he had gotten into a conversation with a large table, all regulars to the bar. He fit in easily, and he found the topics and tenor of their conversation suited him well. Still, he found his eyes drawn to a stunning redhead sitting at the bar. And her eyes seemed to keep finding their way back to him.

At the urging of a round-faced man whose name Dave hadn't caught, Dave got up to cross the bar and offer the lady a drink. But halfway there, a delicate hand tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around to see a short blonde woman whose face looked vaguely familiar.

"I'm sorry?" Dave inquired.

"You're that guy--that ergonomicist who came by our office a few weeks ago, aren't you?" she grinned. She was obviously drunk, but she was also right. Dave returned her a blank stare. "You are! Hey everyone, we've got an ergonomicist in the house!"

"Oh, shit! Where?" a large man playing pool abandoned his game.

Within seconds, Dave was surrounded by animated hands and eager voices and excited questions. What is the best keyboard to use? If standing's so great for you, why can't I get a standing desk? Have they developed ergonomic toilets yet? Am I sitting on this barstool in proper ergonomic fashion?

He was the evening's celebrity. The stunning redhead asked "Might my sore back have to do with the way I swivel in my chair?" and with that she was dead to him, as was the bar. He was running out of places to go on this city.

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This post is an installment in a continuing series of content coordinated by theme or motif with posts from Enoch Allred of Chiltingham, John Allred of clol Town, Jon Fairbanks of Funkadelic Freestylings of Another Sort, Eli Z. McCormick and Miriam Allred of Modern Revelation!, Davey Morrison, and Joseph Schlegel of Sour Mayonnaise. This week's theme: 'Ergonomics'.

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