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January 20, 5AG
Guard One flung his chair back and growled. “Stop wasting our time! You think this is a game?”
Synta stared straight ahead, the memory of Howie’s arms wrapped around her for that fleeting moment warmed her. She smiled briefly before catching herself and straightening the smile to a nasty smirk in Guard One’s direction. “It’s my story. This is important. You’ll see.”
Guard Two remained silent, leaning against the corner wall and fading into the background. He was letting his larger counterpart call the shots. If Synta had any doubt who was in charge, it was gone. She didn’t bother to look back in his direction again. She knew eventually he’d get the information he was looking for on his chip, and things would get fun soon enough. She could wait it out.
A moment later the room rumbled and an electric whir filled the air all around them. The wall behind Synta grew hotter, and the two-way mirror rattled. “Hope nobody’s still in there,” Synta said, twitching her head backward. “Gonna get quite toasty.”
Guard One appeared startled by the sudden urgency that the engine noise brought with it. He gave the universal ‘wrap it up’ signal. “Can we please move this along?”
Synta spoke ever slower. “Sure,” she drug the word out. “Now, where... was... I?”
Part V: One Year AG