Derek entered the Control Room and went over to where Alex was sitting,
giving Philip a quick look and seeing him already busy and not wanting to
disturb him and then back at Alex, sitting in the chair at the console next
to hers. He was wondering how she was dealing with seeing the sephlicurs
again and everything together, even as he handed her the towel Julia had
given him.
"How are you holding up?"
Alex had been trying to ignore the group of small chests in the room with
her. Philip had seemed so busy that she had slipped in without saying
naything to him. Now though as she took the towel looking it over curiously
for a moment, she didn't have much choice. "Fine," she replied her voice
slightly tense. She clipped the stained part of the towel out and began the
process of analyzing it. She decided to change the subject as quickly as
possible. "The only odd thing I've found is that Mitchell disappeared for
three days last week. No one had a clue where he was. Then he just turned
up on the the London Houses doorstep, right about the time they were
discussing sending someone here."
Alex
