. about that...”A silence falls between the two of them and again the only thing to be heard in the room is the sound of the heart monitor beeping.B...eep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.“Is there word on Satsu? It's a little fuzzy, but I think I remember hearing her leave during the whole commotion that caused this.”“Well, your hearing seems like it was okay then, because she did. Gave us a real run for our money too, but I managed to track her down. She's... she's back with us. Staying with us so. "I chuckled. "Tell them to help the people in their county who need it and not screw things up worse than they are." May I really say that, Sir?" I would prefer you sugar coat it. However, they need to understand that they have jobs to do and their jobs don't consist of calling the EOC with continual status reports telling us nothing is happening." Yes, Sir." He sounded happier. "What should we do here?"I replied, "I expect a minimal staff there over the weekend. Everybody should be there. "I'm sorry! That's not what I meant!"A second later, Gary messaged her back. "Let's pause for a moment."Sitting back in her chair, Elaine closed her eyes as smaller and smaller butterflies attacked her stomach. The grip on her chest slowly loosened, and though her hands continued to tremble, she was able to breathe. When she opened her eyes, she saw that Gary had sent her a message."You meant, 'if'."Getting a tentative hold on herself, Elaine moved her chair back in and recommitted to following. Before long, they had cleared a large space on the carpet.“Now what?” she asked. Jules picked up the remote and hit a few buttons, then orchestral music began to play through the speakers, piano accompanied by the twang of string instruments and the boom of brass. The tempo was slow and relaxing, and when accompanied by the dim lights and the roaring holographic fire, it made for quite the cozy atmosphere.Zuki’s ears pricked up, turning this way and that as she tried to locate the source of the.