* VALKYRIE / ONLINE !

Mismatched eyes steal a glance of the clock that has been adorning a wall for nearly a century, merely in attempt to confirm her co-workers claims regarding the lateness of the hour and how long has it been since she earned a good break.

While she never had any particular issue in having Angela right to her words, the suggestion is far from desirable, especially the possibility of mistakes in her work due to plain exhaustion.

❝ You have my thanks. ❞ A retort that comes somewhat dry, but such display should be a tad expected from the geneticist’s side. After all, rarely she expressed anything but mild indifference during working arounds, too succumbed to the tasks for anything else. 

❝ ... I cannot recall seeing you leaving the laboratory either, if I ought to be honest. Shouldn’t the act of a break be performed by two ?❞ 

Could this be an invitation ? Who knows.

SHOULDERS  SQUARE  AT  THE  INSISTENCE  ,  and  her  mouth  opens  as  if  to  argue  ;  after  all  ,  she  has  work  to  do  ,  and  little  time  to  waste  .  if  she  stops  now  ——  but  a  yawn  creeps  up  ,  starting  at  her  toes  and  fighting  its  way  all  the  way  up  to  her  jaw  ,  and  the  most  she  can  do  is  cover  it  with  the  back  of  her  hand  .  ❛❛  i  suppose  you're  correct  .  ❜❜

she  reaches  up  to  rub  the  back  of  her  aching  neck  ,  muscles  tight  and  knotted  from  stress  and  strain  .  the  days  have  been  long  since  she  joined  overwatch  ,  and  the  nights  BRIEF  .  when  was  the  last  time  she  got  a  full  night's  sleep  ?  when  was  the  last  time  she  looked  in  the  mirror  and  her  eyes  weren't  bloodshot  ,  that  there  were  no  dark  circles  beneath  them  ?