Story: Not In The Job Description
Jan. 12th, 2014 05:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lilfluffThis is to aldersprig's prompt to my January Bingo Prompt call.
Title: Not In The Job Description
Warnings: Potential murder
Length: 616 words
Genre/Setting: In a world of mad science...
Only the need to for surprise kept Mina from stomping and slamming doors. Well, the need for surprise and professionalism. Even if that wasn't at all among the normal tasks of a personal assistant. Finding the right place she leaned against the wall near one of the darkened room's doors and waited. At least she knew the thieves wouldn't be long in reaching her, not as loud as they were to her. A few moments later the door opened and the three men entered with low light goggles aiming infrared flashlights at the far wall.
If not for her boss she'd be sorely tempted to flip the lights on. She knew their goggles were the cheap kind that wouldn't turn down the glare nearly fast enough. If only she wouldn't get hit with the pain three times over. So she simply reached over and locked the door.
"Gentlemen, I would appreciate it if you hurried. If the boss catches you in here... well I'd rather not watch and as her assistant I'd really have no choice. Ah-ah, no reaching for that knife Edwards, I will defend myself if you insist on being foolish."
"What the hell, why would you help us?"
"Did I say I'd help? I said I'd rather my boss not catch you." The other two could understand the difference, but the confusion in Edwards' head was annoying. And seemed to be leading him back towards foolish thoughts. "Fine. Second workstation on the right, the password and keycard your boss gave you should work. The files you want are listed under the tag Arclight."
While Edwards copied the files she decided to keep the other two busy thinking about things other than silencing her. "I fear I filed orders for a new guard rotation at the beginning of this shift. The hatch you came in through is blocked but Moon Pool Two will be accessible for another ten minutes. You'll walk ahead of me if you want the entry code. And Edwards, reaching for that pistol is just as foolish. Even with the silencer it would be loud enough to bring guards running."
Five minutes later found them entering the moon pool chamber. Two blocky RSVs hung on cranes over the water while a sleek mini assault sub was already waiting in the water. Upon seeing it Edwards whistled.
"A Boeing-Westing Moray, there shouldn't be any of these in civilian hands!"
"Money can be magical Edwards. If you don't want it in civilian hands then by all means take it. And yes Mister Stein, disconnecting the scuttling charge would be smart. You will find my boss also placed a second under the sonar station. Quite right Stein, you've figured it out, listening to dying minds is extremely unpleasant."
Three minutes later she was back in Professor Bancroft's office and didn't need her gift to see she was furious.
"Mina Four, explain yourself. I sent you down to catch them not to help them escape!"
"Mistress, you made me, you know perfectly well I couldn't beat them in a fight. At best I'd have shot two before the third killed me. You know perfectly well why I wouldn't want to shoot them too. Anyway, you didn't say kill you said deal with." Mina set a small remote on Professor Bancroft's desk.
"They took the sub that fool Kensington planned to use in his coup. Blue will activate the delta wave inducers if you would like new test subjects. Since they're out of my hearing range I don't mind if you use red to flood the sub. But I'll take my leave now, after dipping into Edwards' head I really need a bath. Good day, Mistress."
aldersprig's prompt to my January Bingo Prompt call.Title: Not In The Job Description
Warnings: Potential murder
Length: 616 words
Genre/Setting: In a world of mad science...
Only the need to for surprise kept Mina from stomping and slamming doors. Well, the need for surprise and professionalism. Even if that wasn't at all among the normal tasks of a personal assistant. Finding the right place she leaned against the wall near one of the darkened room's doors and waited. At least she knew the thieves wouldn't be long in reaching her, not as loud as they were to her. A few moments later the door opened and the three men entered with low light goggles aiming infrared flashlights at the far wall.
If not for her boss she'd be sorely tempted to flip the lights on. She knew their goggles were the cheap kind that wouldn't turn down the glare nearly fast enough. If only she wouldn't get hit with the pain three times over. So she simply reached over and locked the door.
"Gentlemen, I would appreciate it if you hurried. If the boss catches you in here... well I'd rather not watch and as her assistant I'd really have no choice. Ah-ah, no reaching for that knife Edwards, I will defend myself if you insist on being foolish."
"What the hell, why would you help us?"
"Did I say I'd help? I said I'd rather my boss not catch you." The other two could understand the difference, but the confusion in Edwards' head was annoying. And seemed to be leading him back towards foolish thoughts. "Fine. Second workstation on the right, the password and keycard your boss gave you should work. The files you want are listed under the tag Arclight."
While Edwards copied the files she decided to keep the other two busy thinking about things other than silencing her. "I fear I filed orders for a new guard rotation at the beginning of this shift. The hatch you came in through is blocked but Moon Pool Two will be accessible for another ten minutes. You'll walk ahead of me if you want the entry code. And Edwards, reaching for that pistol is just as foolish. Even with the silencer it would be loud enough to bring guards running."
Five minutes later found them entering the moon pool chamber. Two blocky RSVs hung on cranes over the water while a sleek mini assault sub was already waiting in the water. Upon seeing it Edwards whistled.
"A Boeing-Westing Moray, there shouldn't be any of these in civilian hands!"
"Money can be magical Edwards. If you don't want it in civilian hands then by all means take it. And yes Mister Stein, disconnecting the scuttling charge would be smart. You will find my boss also placed a second under the sonar station. Quite right Stein, you've figured it out, listening to dying minds is extremely unpleasant."
Three minutes later she was back in Professor Bancroft's office and didn't need her gift to see she was furious.
"Mina Four, explain yourself. I sent you down to catch them not to help them escape!"
"Mistress, you made me, you know perfectly well I couldn't beat them in a fight. At best I'd have shot two before the third killed me. You know perfectly well why I wouldn't want to shoot them too. Anyway, you didn't say kill you said deal with." Mina set a small remote on Professor Bancroft's desk.
"They took the sub that fool Kensington planned to use in his coup. Blue will activate the delta wave inducers if you would like new test subjects. Since they're out of my hearing range I don't mind if you use red to flood the sub. But I'll take my leave now, after dipping into Edwards' head I really need a bath. Good day, Mistress."
