Shelly sat the kitchen table, cup of strong, hot, french press coffee in one hand, and report summaries in the other. Getting up early was second nature to her. She normally woke up around 5 am, as was expected of her in the marines. She wasn't expected to start gathering information right away. More or less, her first couple of weeks would be just to blend in and learn the everyday operations of the facility. Besides, she was going to be meeting up with the other two agents that were embedded in other areas of the facility, so she'd get filled in pretty quickly.
Harold came into the kitchen and poured himself some coffee too. Being former military as well, and a former fire house chief, he was used to early mornings and late nights. He came up behind Shelly and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Hey you wild woman, you weren't too bad last night." She smiled and let out an airy laugh. "Is that so? Well, I suppose you weren't too bad yourself", she said as she turned to kiss him on the lips. They stayed that way for a few seconds, savoring the taste of each other and bitterness of the coffee. As they pulled apart he sighed and put his head on her shoulder. "Do we gotta go to work? Can't we do some more of what we did last night?" She leaned her head onto his and sighed as well. "I'm afraid so honey. Our kids tuition isn't going to pay itself." He snorted and laughed. "Don't I know it."
Shelly showed up to the main gate around 7:30 for her first official day on the job. As she pulled up to the main gate, she noticed a lone Lexus just sitting in the parking lot taking up two spaces. "Hmph. Some people's kids", she muttered under her breath. She was sure it was some drunk idiot who couldn't be bothered to call for Uber. She showed the guard her pass and was let on through. Remembering when she was there for the interview and tour of the facility, she made her way to Lab - 16B's parking lot, parking her modest Ford Explorer towards the middle of the lot. Getting out of the SUV, she grabbed her second cup of coffee and her briefcase. Making her way to the locker area for the handlers, she passed by a full length mirror, encouraging employees to look their best. She looked herself once over to make sure nothing was out of place. Hideous, red uniform - check; red hat - check; black boots - check; black belt - check; no jewelry - check. She entered the combo on her locker and found her tool belt, complete with a small, single shot, tranquilizer gun, some tranq darts, a dragon prod stick, a mag-lite, a standard multi-purpose tool, a radio, a standard folding knife, and some pouches she was sure had other miscellaneous tools. Putting her briefcase away, and finishing up her coffee, she latched the belt on and made her way to the lab designated for the Avalon enclosure. She was told to check in with Doctors, Caldwell and Habbar for her tasks for the day. She was a few minutes early, but she didn't think they'd mind. Knocking on the door, she waited for their response.
Harold came into the kitchen and poured himself some coffee too. Being former military as well, and a former fire house chief, he was used to early mornings and late nights. He came up behind Shelly and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Hey you wild woman, you weren't too bad last night." She smiled and let out an airy laugh. "Is that so? Well, I suppose you weren't too bad yourself", she said as she turned to kiss him on the lips. They stayed that way for a few seconds, savoring the taste of each other and bitterness of the coffee. As they pulled apart he sighed and put his head on her shoulder. "Do we gotta go to work? Can't we do some more of what we did last night?" She leaned her head onto his and sighed as well. "I'm afraid so honey. Our kids tuition isn't going to pay itself." He snorted and laughed. "Don't I know it."
Shelly showed up to the main gate around 7:30 for her first official day on the job. As she pulled up to the main gate, she noticed a lone Lexus just sitting in the parking lot taking up two spaces. "Hmph. Some people's kids", she muttered under her breath. She was sure it was some drunk idiot who couldn't be bothered to call for Uber. She showed the guard her pass and was let on through. Remembering when she was there for the interview and tour of the facility, she made her way to Lab - 16B's parking lot, parking her modest Ford Explorer towards the middle of the lot. Getting out of the SUV, she grabbed her second cup of coffee and her briefcase. Making her way to the locker area for the handlers, she passed by a full length mirror, encouraging employees to look their best. She looked herself once over to make sure nothing was out of place. Hideous, red uniform - check; red hat - check; black boots - check; black belt - check; no jewelry - check. She entered the combo on her locker and found her tool belt, complete with a small, single shot, tranquilizer gun, some tranq darts, a dragon prod stick, a mag-lite, a standard multi-purpose tool, a radio, a standard folding knife, and some pouches she was sure had other miscellaneous tools. Putting her briefcase away, and finishing up her coffee, she latched the belt on and made her way to the lab designated for the Avalon enclosure. She was told to check in with Doctors, Caldwell and Habbar for her tasks for the day. She was a few minutes early, but she didn't think they'd mind. Knocking on the door, she waited for their response.