47The Prefect would have stormed into the room if it didn't take so long for the doorway to dilate. Visibly angry, his brows furrowed and eyes narrowed to small, intense beams. "What is going on here? REPORT!"
Roger, startled, was somewhat prepared. "The Anomaly has gotten worse, with longer and longer stretches of non-responsive behavior. You can see in this report we sent you..."
"Yes, I've read the report and had to drop everything to come and see what you two have been up to. I just don't know why such a routine problem has been made so complicated."
Sue interjected, rattled by his thunder, "But Prefect, you'd said we had been chosen because of the complexity of this problem and because of our skills..."
While the Prefect softened at this, he continued on with a growl, "Your job wa
