Since he hadn’t told me not to discuss those successful tests with the rest of the group, I cheerfully answered their questions as we all gathered in the multipurpose unit’s conversation pit and chowed down on some of the best deli sandwiches I’d ever eaten. I didn’t know who was doing the SED’s catering, but clearly that was one instance where my tax dollars were being put to good use.
“You’re making quick progress,” Natalie observed after swallowing a bite of pastrami on rye. “I didn’t have that much control over my gift until I’d been working with Dr. Keegan for almost a week.”
I gave a deprecating shrug. “Well, pushing clouds around probably isn’t as much work as making yourself look like someone else.”
“Don’t sell yourself short,” she said, then paused to take another bite of her s
