“Brad? I know you’re in there. Open up.” The door slid silently open. As he walked in, a very attractive brunette was climbing off Brad’s lap. She was straightening her skirt as Brad was zipping up his pants. As cited, the infamous Gloria was very hot and frankly seemed pretty far outside his friend’s dating league. “Sorry to interrupt,” Nero said flatly, but he wasn’t. Brad was in goof-off mode, which meant nothing the man committed to was getting done. “I waited all morning, but you never showed up. Kyra hasn’t taken a break yet. She’s down to fixing the last one and is trying to get him done today. I thought you were going to help her with the physical restorations.” “Dude—I offered. Dr. Winters said she would call me if she needed my help. I was so bored watching from the observatory that I came back to my room for some actual entertainment. You have that top of the line game system in the lounge, but no access outside. What the hey? This is the longest I’ve been away from my gaming in years,”
