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folder is in the desk
over there. It has all the codes. The cameras are offline until after you meet
everyone. Ms. Mann thought that would be… safest.”
                “Safest? What are ya’ll doing
down here?”
                “ Grimmy , you’ll know everything
soon enough. In the meantime, she thought it best for you to get your rest, and
not get tied up in everything until after you met everyone else.” DD was being
nice. She definitely believed what she was saying. I relaxed a bit. DD was one
of those people you just knew you could trust. She was honest to a fault. I
couldn’t help but think of my Dad’s advice. Everyone deserves a little
mistrust. It shows you respect them enough that you don’t take them for
granted, even their good behavior. Of course, this is the advice from a man
raising six daughters on an army base filled with horny young men.
                “Maybe I’m just paranoid, but I don’t like it. I get the
feeling your boss is trying to hide things from me.” DD gave a nervous smile.
“I’m not going to lie and say you’ve got an easy road. You have a hell of a job
ahead of you. The last person didn’t make it. He… died. With what you’re doing
this can only end two ways. Either make it, or you’ll be chewed up, spit out,
and another person in here before your body’s even cold. I’m not saying this to
mess with your head, or scare you. It’s just a simple fact. What you are going
to do is dangerous, but I’ve seen your file. I think overall, you will do well
here. The things you’ll see. They are amazing, beautiful, terrifying, and yes…
very deadly. That’s why Elizabeth wants to keep you separate for now. She wants
to let you have a chance to get your feet under you before things get serious.”
                “The boss doesn’t seem like the type that worries too
much about the welfare of others.” DD ran her had along my chest. “She’s not
that bad. Elizabeth is…she’s just…well…she’s….Elizabeth has a good heart. She
just doesn’t show it very often.”
            “So you’re saying that she’ll
warm up to me in time.”
                “Oh God no. She’s a fucking ice
queen, but she does have moments when she’ll really surprise you. This project
is her baby. She put her whole life into it, and she’s going to do whatever it
takes to see this project succeed… even if that means a few of us get run over
along the way. Lizzie doesn’t want any of us to get hurt, and she’ll do her
best by us, but she’s not going to sacrifice the project for the people.”
                “Lizzie huh?” I was betting that
was something she never said to the boss’ face. I couldn’t help but tease DD a
bit. Right now knowledge was power, and if I could keep DD talking, I’d have a
better chance of knowing what I’ve become involved with. DD giggled,
“Definitely not, I love my job. I want to keep it, but if you get some liquor
in her she turns into a party girl faster than you can say pina colada.” Mental note… I absolutely have to be here for the Christmas party.
                “Okay, back to the tour. This door goes to the armory. We
keep it here so that in an emergency you’ll have access to whatever equipment
you might need. It’s on lockdown until after the meeting tonight. Through that
door over there is your bedroom.” There was an extra bounce to her step as she
led me to my room. Once inside I had to say I was impressed. The room was
exceedingly large, but otherwise very generic. The bed looked very nice. I must
be more tired than I realized. I’d woken up on a hard jail cot this morning,
and so I really appreciated this nice, soft mattress. DD patted me on the back,
“We go into town once a month to get supplies, and by we ,
I mean you and me. Next week we’ll be headed in and you can get anything else
you might need like clothes and stuff. We don’t