03-17-2014, 01:39 PM
After the initial rush of adrenaline, Torri found herself pacing and waiting for what seemed like an eternity. Had she front line combat experience, she might have been used to the quiet before the storm, but her tours of duty were in combat hospitals where there was always a steady stream of wounded and the stress never relented.
Michael seemed to be meditating. He didn't seem to be the sort to be into yoga or any other New Age bullshit, so Torri could only guess what he was doing behind closed lids. Every once in a while she pulled out her Med Wallet and held it up to him as though she might glean something insightful. She never did.
He wasn't much of a talker. Which was fine with her. She wasn't either. But the silence stretched for eons. She eventually took to working on wallet crossword app. The current game against her father had stretched on for months now, and she still didn't know what to do with her mismatch of random letters. If only acronyms were allowed...
Michael's calm voice interrupted.
"It is outside. Waiting."
She closed the Wallet and set it aside. Sunset was upon them, and inside the warehouse, long limbs of light creeping through the windowpanes were growing dim. She thought about flares, but without a direct order, stayed still.
"How do you know for sure?"
She asked with a calmer voice than she expected to come out of her.
Michael seemed to be meditating. He didn't seem to be the sort to be into yoga or any other New Age bullshit, so Torri could only guess what he was doing behind closed lids. Every once in a while she pulled out her Med Wallet and held it up to him as though she might glean something insightful. She never did.
He wasn't much of a talker. Which was fine with her. She wasn't either. But the silence stretched for eons. She eventually took to working on wallet crossword app. The current game against her father had stretched on for months now, and she still didn't know what to do with her mismatch of random letters. If only acronyms were allowed...
Michael's calm voice interrupted.
"It is outside. Waiting."
She closed the Wallet and set it aside. Sunset was upon them, and inside the warehouse, long limbs of light creeping through the windowpanes were growing dim. She thought about flares, but without a direct order, stayed still.
"How do you know for sure?"
She asked with a calmer voice than she expected to come out of her.