"Alright, you're busier than a headmaster these days..."

Owen said, "Guess I'll head out then."

"Hey, almost forgot to ask, what did you come back for?" Stoddard shouted after him.

"Too many questions, buddy."

After Owen left, Roseanne decided to grab a few more Z's. She couldn't help it; skipping a nap would mean dragging herself through the afternoon.

By 2 PM, Roseanne was up, freshened up a bit, and back in the lab.

Jen and the others gradually wrapped up their lunch breaks and returned to their stations.

"Anne, why's your face all flushed? Too warm for you?"

Huh?

Roseanne touched her cheeks. "Flushed, really? Must be, yeah..."

Stoddard said, "Didn't we have the AC on in there? How can you still be so hot?"

"Forgot to turn it on today..."

"Oh, I see. Looks like you and Owen both can't stand the heat. Saw him outside the break room earlier, red as a lobster."

lobster... Hey, Anne, your face seems even redder now. Sammy, turn

Flushed? Not really!

busy day wrapped up, no overtime needed, Roseanne left the lab

home, she stopped by the supermarket since the local

a couple of dishes and a

set up her phone for a video call while eating

what are you doing messing around with

busy typing away, no time to

on a roll with ideas?"

with her editor, she's in

Norris paused, then added,

of her editor, what's

name... Willow something? Haven't

recently. You

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keep an eye out, and

why it's been so

Used to be small fights

days, big

"And guess what?"

showed her curiosity:

phone, and boy, she had

other party wanted to reach

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