After a few minutes of schmoozing – a skill that Ben had not had the opportunity to use in a long while – he managed to find his way to a bathroom where he could get some privacy. The place was dark as he stepped inside, but it wasn't hard to find a light switch.
Cream-coloured wallpaper covered almost every surface in this coffin of a room where a toilet faced a sink with a round mirror. There wasn't even enough space for him to stretch his arms out.
He retrieved his multi-tool from his pocket, cradling it in his palm. Trapping one button on the metal disk, he activated the holographic interface. A transparent rectangle of blue light appeared before him with icons to indicate various apps.
He gestured over one, causing it to display a program that would scan the area for any signals th
