Carlo (28M), night guard at the Uffizi

Carlo had struggled to find a job after university, and for several years he worked odd positions across his historic hometown of Florence. After holding a valet job for quite a while at a decent sized hotel, he’d gotten hired as a security guard at the world-famous Uffizi art gallery.

It didn’t take long before he felt that strange things were afoot once the museum closed its doors for the night. While patrolling the hallways, he swore to his co-workers that things moved on the walls just out of his vision. He knew he sounded crazy, but it was the truth: figures moved, flags waved in the breeze, and puffs of powder came out of gun barrels. Spooked, Carlo stayed as far away from the walls as possible. Finally, one night, two weeks into his employment, he decided to stop being so freaked out and actually approach a painting. That would finally dispel his imaginations, he figured…