Bah humbug

Have popped into the department for a couple of hours to remind people what I look like and to show that I still care. The place is unnervingly quiet even though I know I’m not alone. I can hear the odd muted conversation, and the tapping of fingers on keyboards. It’s quite dispiriting. What’s really worrying me is when I get back from overseas, and I want to start playing Christmas carols loudly and singing along, will that be frowned upon? Surely not. No one is that cynical and tired of life.