Strangely, none of the cups were broken. “As though someone was very careful,” said Davis as he straightened out the coffee things. Langton helped clean up, but he did not speak. They were in the office Portakabin to get ready for a meeting of the entire team. “I suppose this is another thing you’ll want to keep secret,” Davis said pointedly. Langton surprised him. “It doesn’t matter, Davis. Not now.” “I simply can’t see how we can continue.” Mandy was speaking. She wrung her hands as she spoke. “I hate to stop, as we all do. And I know we’ll all start working again as soon as—” As soon as what? Davis wondered. “As soon as we can,” she finished. She looked around for support, and the team nodded agreement, although it was clearly not a happy decision. The entire crew had gathered in the main cabin, except for Jane. She had evidently made her resignation effective immediately. It was the morning after the generator exploded. Peter was more composed now, but had little to say.
