The Secretary
A strong odor hung in the air as Alan Ericsson walked into the door of Sonic Computers Inc. The room was dark, and no personnel were at the visitors desk.
He lit a cigarette, in hopes of replacing the smell with one that was more familiar. His parents had smoked all around him, although he vowed never to put a cigarette in his mouth. He turned around to inspect the perimeter. A worn out sign was visible through the door now. He could barely make out the letters “Under Renovation”.
Alan cursed as he realized that he wasn’t supposed to be there. He turned around again. Lasers flooded the room like small pieces of string.
A small glimmer caught his eye. A camera lens, better than the one he owned himself. On the other side of the laser room.
With grace, he dove through the lasers and was less than a foot away from his target, when he tripped. He flinched in pain and suddenly noticed the security camera trained on him. He grabbed the lens and ran, hoping that the footage was not streamed live.
He left the room quickly but carefully, in fear of triggering a laser trap. Once he was clear, he proceeded to his job interview as before, taking a different entrance.
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The Secretary of Sonic Computer Inc, Sarah Williamson, sat at the counter, counting what little money she had left. She stared forlornly at a picture of Nolan, her fiancee, wondering how her promising career in bio mechanics had her become a secretary.
“Greetings. My name is Henrik Vilson. I’m here to see Chris Selvig.” said a clean shaven man, who smelled strongly like cigarettes.
“What?! Henrik..Ok…Henrik Vilson? Yes, we have you on the list. Mr. Selvig will see you in his office now.” Replied the secretary, slightly startled by Henrik’s sudden appearance.
She went back to counting bills, not paying attention as her short range communications system started spouting garbled speech.
“All units report! We have video footage of a break-in to our secure vault! Suspect has been identified as Alan Ericsson, master thief. Last known location was near Selvig’s office! I am on my way now — ”
Suddenly, there was a loud crack on the line, then the sound of gunshots.
