Will our troubles seem so far away?

The rupturing of the triumvirate.

This week, Dmitry has been off having a nice holiday… sorry, enhancing his employment pro­spects.

I’ve now heard from a fairly reliable source that Rasputin really is leaving, and I have first-hand evidence that far from being Vlad’s keen and eager lackey, he would appear to be somewhat contemptuous of him.

I’ve also heard that Vlad is looking elsewhere, which may be partly motivated by his dislike of the place and by the departure of his two substitute sons. I imagine that he doesn’t want to find himself without that extra, contrived layer of management.

So far, the only certainty is Dmitry’s departure, but officially, there has been no word about Ras­putin.

Sarasvati tells me that he wants to do the introduction to the new EE to the IB1s, but I can’t think why someone who’s never been involved in the process would want to muscle in on my turf. I do, however, suspect that he’s possibly doing this so that he can claim to have been an EE co-ordinator to a prospective employer. Whatever his reason is, it will be motivated by his de­sire to interfere in other people’s business, and is likely to involve some ulterior motive.

I’ll have to wait till tomorrow to see what happens because that’s when Rasputin wants to do his party piece.

Meanwhile, the Lone-Star Kid is proving to be as contrary as ever. One moment it’s this, the next it’s that, and then it’s suddenly another thing. I think that he may not be staying. Probably. Per­haps. Maybe.

But suddenly the HoD post may be a little closer if I don’t have to worry about Vlad’s desire for substitute sons because he may not find any, or worry about Vlad at all.