āi was just resting my eyes.ā from auggie. ( i need to work on an au, but he's an engineering physicist on project hail mary )
FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, she does consider pouring one of her coffees in his lapāāā which would certainly have woken him up just as well. but then that would likely be considered battery & does she not already have enough legal conflicts floating around? (CERTAINLY ENOUGH TO NOT ASS POTENTIAL INJURIES DONE TO ONE OF HER WORKERS TO THE LIST.) the firm shake of his swivel chair & clearing her throat would have to suffice & they had . . . now unfortunately august is not the worst engineer on the team & good personnel is hard to find, even when you're not exactly giving them the option of saying no. "i'm sure you were," eva says, the quirk of her eyebrows making it apparent that the excuse, spontaneous as it had come to him, did not have the desired effect. as it so often is, when the excuse you land on is the oldest in the book. "but don't worry, the upcoming ice time is certain to wait until after your little nap. do continue." & perhaps it's a notion to snappy but it does not take away from the uncomfortable truth they are all burdened with: time is a finite resource & it is trickling through their fingers at a rapid pace. / RESIDENTĀ EVILĀ REQUIEMĀ STARTERSĀ Ā Ā FEAT.Ā Ā Ā @atheeosĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā [ACCEPTING]










