[ A passing guard stops at the doorway, scowling at the scientists. ]
Boss isn't paying you overtime to chat. Back to it.
[ Locus stays crouched, motionless, willing the man not to glance in his direction and see the faint shimmer around the outline of his body, or the activity on his screen. The seconds tick past and then...
The scientists glance at one another, thought apparently in no mood to backchat, before filing out after him. Locus doesn't breathe until after they're gone, reaching up to pull the disk. ]
no subject
Hey.
[ A passing guard stops at the doorway, scowling at the scientists. ]
Boss isn't paying you overtime to chat. Back to it.
[ Locus stays crouched, motionless, willing the man not to glance in his direction and see the faint shimmer around the outline of his body, or the activity on his screen. The seconds tick past and then...
The scientists glance at one another, thought apparently in no mood to backchat, before filing out after him. Locus doesn't breathe until after they're gone, reaching up to pull the disk. ]
On my way.