long ago.

for— (Ah, there was that glare. Though his pale dull eyes betrayed no emotion, his body language conveyed its effectiveness. Clearing his throat.) I’ll be sure to be five minutes early.

messenger communiques she mentioned. Mentally noting a few to send follow ups on. The formidable workload suddenly seeming more manageable with planning.) I pray these aren’t meetings that could simply be summarized in emails, right? You sure I can’t simply send one of my interns to stand in-

merely small talk for now.) Mm… I see. Is that so? (Nodding along as the yappening continued unabated. …Not particularly paying precise attention, but catching enough to comprehend. He tapped away at his laptop, he assigned delegate research tasks to the appropriate parties and glanced over the-

important, you know. (Slowly sinking into his seat with a soft breath, and deftly fingering through the deposited work. Blinking. Had things truly piled up this fast?)

at her next query. "Something nearby you say...?" He repeated her words, the gears of analytical thought turning behind the dullness of his eyes. "You needn't ask twice. Is what you had in mind off the landship? "

but this one certainly takes the cake. The good news is that it seems we're slowly finding more of our operators as the day goes on."