Danika adjusted her lab coat as she stepped away from the complex tangle of wires and equipment that had consumed her attention for the past few hours. The soft hum of machinery slowly faded as she made her way to the exit, her steps echoing lightly against the tiled floor. The experiment had been a success, or so she hoped. The data she had gathered looked promising, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement coursing through her veins.
As she pushed open the heavy door leading out of the secure room, a wave of cooler air greeted her. The corridor stretched ahead, a seemingly endless passage of white walls. Danika’s stomach grumbled in response, reminding her that it had been quite some time since breakfast.
She walked with a purposeful stride, her mind still buzzing with the details of the experiment. Was it the breakthrough she had been hoping for? Could this data finally explain the anomalies they had been observing in the entanglement experiments? These thoughts swirled in her mind as reached a common area.
The scent of brewing coffee filled the air, mingling with the faint aroma of microwave food and disposable containers. She checked the refrigerator and remembered that her meal was long-expired. She trashed it and decided she was going to have to venture into the real outdoors to find food. Despite all her protests, Kremlin security still didn’t allow food delivery down there, and the catering was reserved for important people.
That was when she saw Allan. She recognized him of course. All the Dominions were public faces now, and the cuter ones were heavily featured on social media.
“Hey,” she stopped. She’d been asking for one of them to come assist in her experiments for a couple of weeks. “Does this mean my request was granted?” Her smile suggested that she expected he automatically knew exactly what she was talking about.
As she pushed open the heavy door leading out of the secure room, a wave of cooler air greeted her. The corridor stretched ahead, a seemingly endless passage of white walls. Danika’s stomach grumbled in response, reminding her that it had been quite some time since breakfast.
She walked with a purposeful stride, her mind still buzzing with the details of the experiment. Was it the breakthrough she had been hoping for? Could this data finally explain the anomalies they had been observing in the entanglement experiments? These thoughts swirled in her mind as reached a common area.
The scent of brewing coffee filled the air, mingling with the faint aroma of microwave food and disposable containers. She checked the refrigerator and remembered that her meal was long-expired. She trashed it and decided she was going to have to venture into the real outdoors to find food. Despite all her protests, Kremlin security still didn’t allow food delivery down there, and the catering was reserved for important people.
That was when she saw Allan. She recognized him of course. All the Dominions were public faces now, and the cuter ones were heavily featured on social media.
“Hey,” she stopped. She’d been asking for one of them to come assist in her experiments for a couple of weeks. “Does this mean my request was granted?” Her smile suggested that she expected he automatically knew exactly what she was talking about.