“No, no, it’s fine Shirley, you’re not interrupting anything – please come in.” He had just ended the call, when the familiar face of UNIT’s current scientific adviser had appeared in the small gap between door and frame, that was always left, since Ed was known for his open door policy and rarely closed it; only did so in those cases were he had to talk about highly confidential matters or employers wanted to pour their hearts out and not have all the staff know about it.
“ – You’ve caught me red-handed, taking private calls during work. – Somehow my mother managed to forget her phone on a bus, and they called the last number to find its owner. Which was me… Nothing to worry about. Which I’m probably saying more to myself than you now… Anything I can help you with? – Don’t tell me you’re delivering the files I’ve requested this morning. I told Walsh I didn’t immediately need them, and you probably have more important things to do...” | @units56 LIKED.
