āMiss Oxton, you donāt have security clearance for--ā
Pfft, rules. Boooooooring.
As the guardās voice continues to drone on, Lena doesnāt particularly bother to listen. She feels a bit bad about it; honestly, heās just following orders. As a pilot, she certainly knows well and good about those. When youāre not at the top, thereās always somebody getting their socks off at the ability to tell their inferiors what to do and will take any opportunity they can.Ā
The difference is, Lena had gotten this far in life by knowing when to give the rules her good olā middle finger.
Meeting the guardās eyes for a moment, she gives a small nod as if she understood what he was saying and had every intention of obeying. It becomes clear that itās the opposite of her intention as the edges of her being start to shine blue, melting and fading into the empty space around her. It happens in the blink of an eye; one moment she is in front of the guard, the next sheād passed theĀ āheavily guarded security entranceā. Not giving them time to realize what exactly happened, Lena presses forward again, finally letting out a pleased giggle that rings throughout the lab as the meters between her and the entrance only grow wider.
Sheās clearly out of place here. Her ragged bomber vest, the leather glowing faintly with the reflection of the chronal accelerator, makes her stick out amongst the white lab coats. It only takes Lena a few moments to realize that she probably looks rather silly, standing around with a container of baked goods in such a...sterile environment. Itās not enough to make her self conscious, but she does become extremely aware that she likely has limited time before sheās found and kicked out.
Luckily, her objective isnāt hard to spot.
āGāMorning, Doctor Ziegler!āĀ
Lena appears in front of the lab table the woman is working at, thankfully without patient or colleague at the time. Her smile is wide, hopeful, and she gently puts the container of scones down on the table, away from the other supplies.
āI baked these fresh this morning. I hope you donāt have any dietary issues...I mean, thereās no meat in them, of course, but some dairy.āĀ