The End Of An Era

For the past few weeks Brian has been spending two out of our three work days sitting at another desk in order to be cross-trained.
A little while ago our boss came over to let us know that, as of today, Brian has officially moved over and is no longer on our desk.
And though he's just in another room, he might as well be a world away as he stops becoming one of us and becomes one of them.
So it's the end of an era as we bid farewell to our fallen comrade.
If this were a comic book - and if we weren't holed up in a dark, windowless room unable to see the sky - Scott and I would talk about how Brian is gone but not forgotten while his ghostly image smiled down at us from among the clouds...