Wednesday, March 16, 2016

A second corridor greeted us when we stepped through, and our guide led us to the first door on our left. He pushed the door open and held it, bowing with a mocking grin as we entered. The small room he had ushered us into had two, two person bunks, a small bathroom with a door, and a corner shower with an opaque curtain. He let the door close behind us then dramatically gestured at the door. “Note if you will, the security measures”, he said in a deep theatrical voice. “Note the bars here, and here, the levers here and here activate the bars, which then slide into slots in the door jamb. These are guaranteed to hold against small arms fire, battering rams, and grenades. This black switch here on the wall to the left of the door activates your lights, the red button on the right summons security, should it be needed. The red switch next to the black switch operates the halon system in the venting, good for fires and the occasional ninja in the walls.” He bowed deeply, then hooked the door open with his foot and cartwheeled out the door, which closed on it's own. “Dibs on the shower”, Vi said and stripped down immediately. Java Juggernaut chuckled, then went into the bathroom, leaving me to claim my bunk first. After a few minutes Java cam back out, then looked at the bunks. He lifted the top bunk off the one I hadn't gotten into and set it on the floor beside the lower bed, and pushed it close. Vi finished showering and I could hear her shake herself free of the water. She stepped out and the smell of Jasmine and wet fur reached me. “Don't go to sleep, we're going to be active soon”, Vi said as I stretched out on the bed. “How do you fi..”, and I jumped as the door rattled. “I heard them”, said Vi. “You are requested to be present at the briefing in 10 minutes. Please ready yourselves.”

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