“Perhaps you were advised against it, Administrator?” Never let an opportunity for sowing seeds of discord pass. “By someone you thought you could trust? Someone within your organization who didn’t want you to succeed?”
“A possibility I will have to—Ah, here we are.” He opened a door and stepped inside, and it was as if we hadn’t had that conversation.
Oh, well, it was just an idea.
“And here, as they say, is where the magic happens.” He pointed to the various pieces of equipment with pride. “It’s quite something, no? I used some of Femme’s—you’ve heard of her? But of course, you have. She’s extraordinarily talented, and her decorating choices are very inventive. Do you see this here?” He indicated a laser drill. “Sheer genius.”
Femme’s or his? I’d never seen the area she worked in, bu
