Thread Roulette: Lab

[Event !]

Are we even supposed to be down here?

[Conrad Manne]

Conrad had the best job in the world.

Sure, it meant taking a lot of notes and doing a lot of math, but he really loved his research, and he loved his coworkers. (Hell, he wished Mrs. Townsley had been around when he was a student at Hammel. He would have loved his internship even more then.) Plus he got paid for doing what he liked, and it was more than enough for his share of the rent with Alex. He didn't think he could be happier with his employment.

But since he loved his work so much, Conrad had the habit of staying in the lab past normal working hours. At six, he'd gone upstairs to text Alex that he'd be working late, and bribed Jean to smuggle a sandwich out of the cafeteria for him. (That's what little brothers were for, right?)

It was approaching nine o'clock when the researcher looked up from his report again. He pulled out his earbuds and shut off his ipod, then looked around the dark lab. He could have sworn that he'd heard something, but Esme had turned off most of the lights behind her when she'd gone.

"Hello?" Conrad asked. If no one was there, then no one would know he was talking to no one. "Is someone there?"

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Oh god, what was she doing here? Kiara feared the dark. And she did fear coming across as an extreme weakling. Of course Aiden knew about this, so it had probably been unintentional when he ‘dared’ her to sneak into the lab at night and to take a picture of herself while in there. You know, as proof. Not that she would lie to her best friend and he probably did not expect her to actually do so. Perhaps that was why she did wish to prove herself to him, to make it obvious they should spend even more time together since he did not know everything about her yet. Hopefully that would keep him far away from Therru.

Anyway, none of this mattered. What did, however, was when she opened the door, causing it to crack rather loudly. Maybe it wasn’t that loud, but the fact that no other noise was being made did cause it to break through the silence. Ki attempted to only open it a crack before slipping her slender body inside. To her surprise there was a faint light somewhat illuminating the lab, but she did not think too much of it… until a voice could be heard. Ah, crap. How was she supposed to take a picture now? A flash would be present. But it was worth a try, right?

Nevertheless, Kiara did duck and slowly crept between the desks in an attempt to remain unseen. Of course she did wobble against a desk or chair every now and then, attempting to figure out where to take a picture to make it obvious she had been there. The blonde could return another time… but she rather stayed in bed at night. It was only none o’clock, but still.

After a couple of seconds, she inhaled deeply, took out her camera and held it up at a decent height before clicking the button.

Flash!

(((My sincere apologies for the delay!)))