บท 143: Werk It!

After a few more moments of this high-speed information exchange, the bot turns back around to return to the kiosk, while 23 proceeds to rejoin the group on their way to the employee-only elevator.

[Remember, Jonathan covertly informed you that he saw Mikah notice all of you.]

‘Oh, right, I should call to tell ‘em we’re here.’

When they’ve nearly reached the doors to the elevator, Lucas pulls out his phone, leisurely scrolling through his contacts in pursuit of ‘MARK’.

The little electronic display over the elevator doors is steadily ticking down floor numbers, showing the soon-arriving villain’s progress. When it reaches ‘3’ 427 makes a thoughtful hum before speaking up.

[All right, it’s just Mark and Mikah in there, and they’ll obviously be here soon. I’ll have my mute on, but not my deafen, so I’ll still know what’s going on. ...Good luck and, well, in case Mikah hangs around while you are off breaking stuff; have fun. ...Bzzt...]