Mesmerized
“He smiled and held his hand out. “You must be Piper. Come in.”
They followed him inside and down the long entry hall toward the office and labs.
“I’m Julian, and that over there is Vincenz. He’s had his head in those calculations and the code for days, it seems.” He took Piper’s hands, squeezing them. He called back over his shoulder, “Vincenz, come and meet Piper.”
Andrei noted the easy way the two had, feeling less worried when he saw Julian’s sadness had ceased carving runnels of... pain into his face. The sadness was there, but it wasn’t stamped over him so desperately.
“While he finishes, why don’t you two settle in? The guest room is all ready. I had a meal ordered, so we can eat while you debrief. Ellis will be joining us.”
That took him by surprise. “Via vid?”
“No. He’s taking care of some business in town, but he’ll be back shortly.MoreLess
They followed him inside and down the long entry hall toward the office and labs.
“I’m Julian, and that over there is Vincenz. He’s had his head in those calculations and the code for days, it seems.” He took Piper’s hands, squeezing them. He called back over his shoulder, “Vincenz, come and meet Piper.”
Andrei noted the easy way the two had, feeling less worried when he saw Julian’s sadness had ceased carving runnels of... pain into his face. The sadness was there, but it wasn’t stamped over him so desperately.
“While he finishes, why don’t you two settle in? The guest room is all ready. I had a meal ordered, so we can eat while you debrief. Ellis will be joining us.”
That took him by surprise. “Via vid?”
“No. He’s taking care of some business in town, but he’ll be back shortly.MoreLess
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