It only took another week for Vincent to figure out the problem of his artificial skin. The next issue was finding out how to remotely control robots over long distances.
When one problem was solved, another always popped up. He was beginning to wonder if he had underestimated how long it would take for him to execute his plans once he made it to his secret lair and had an alibi established.
He carried on with his work for months feeling like he wasn't making much progress but a few things had changed. For one, it was now an established part of his routine to go to bed in Maya's room when he was done for the night since he slept better that way. They would eat breakfast together before he headed out to work on the latest issue.