Back at it Again (One-on-One)

She sighed.

"This is ridiculous."

 

"And you could have ended it if you had just admitted how much I scare you."

 

She laughed lightly as they approached the end of the hallway.

"A wise choice."

 

"Me? Of course. Careful is my middle name."

 

She stepped ahead and peered around the corner.

"Whoa..."

 

She pulled him forward.

Around the corner was something that could best be described as a mixture between a factory and a lab. Billions of timers flew by on conveyor belts, and they were being filled with a strange blue liquid by spiderlike machines that searched the timers for imperfections.

 

"Can you try and take a photo subtly?"

 

"Make sure the flash is off," she teased.

 

She smirked.

"Could you imagine if we got caught because of flash? I'd kill you."

 

Val peered around the corner.

"Want to go investigate?"