With that declaration by Mrs. Kane, there were some nods around the table.
"Alright, well then, the meeting is over for today, thank you for coming in you two, the information about the door was invaluable, and it well help. Every little details counts for what we're doing here. I know that we've yet to spot a weakness that will successfully let us leave, but the more we know, the closer we get to knowing that," said Mr. Haber.
"Yes, you guys are going to be quite important to this going forward," said Ms. Johnson, "you've been very helpful so far and I hope to see you at more of these meetings. I'm sure you guys would like to see more of the outside too, what you saw was only a fraction of all the footage we've got."
"Thank you for letting us come," said Harry. Aria echoed the same sentiment with a nod. She frowned lightly at the mention of the footage, it was being dangled a bit like bait to get them to provide information. She decided it was best not to think too far in that direction at this hour of night.
There were a few "Good Night's' and then they were out of the door and heading back towards quarters. Mrs. Kane and Harry were once again upfront with Aria bringing up the rear. As soon as the darkness of the passage engulfed them again, Harry spoke up.
"So mom, are you going to tell us about that trash dive thing and how that drone works?" he asked. He spoke in barely a whisper but the tunnel's echo cause it to come off sounding much louder and Aria nearly jumped at the unexpected volume.
Mrs. Kane immediately put a finger to her lips and pointed the walls with a firm shake of her head, very clearly indicating that no more talking should be happening inside this particular tunnel. She then proceeded to nod at Harry and kept walking. Aria assumed that meant she was going to tell them about the trash dive thing. She was pretty curious to know that herself, especially about how the drone had fooled the laser system into letting it pass without being melted into goo.
The walk back didn't seem quite as long as it had when they were on the way to the meeting. Perhaps it was because Aria was a bit more excited to get to her destination this time, now that they were headed back to their living quarters. Her excitement was enough to keep her from noticing the colder air. It also seemed a bit darker in the passageway. It looked a few of the lights that had been turned on while they were arriving were now off. Either they'd run out of power somehow or the lights were being slowly turned off. Considering the fact that there was still some light it was probably the latter.
Soon they were at the sliding door leading off from the main corridor. Mrs. Kane tapped a panel set somewhere in the wall of the passageway and it slid it open. She gestured for the two of them to go first.
Harry went through, checking the hallway for any signs of life. As he quickly signalled that it was all clear, Aria snuck through the door this time a lot more graceful than earlier as she wasn't jumping from an awkward stance. The hallways were still in the same darkened state they'd been in earlier.
Their mother came through last, the door sliding shut behind and here and they made their way quickly back into the living quarters. Once inside, Aria let out a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. As easy as it was to sneak around these days, there was always the risk.
Aria turned to her mother. Harry was already looking at her expectantly.
"Alright you two, I'm not going to run away, come on let's take a seat and then I'll tell you, but you have to sleep right after, alright?"
"Okay, mom, now tell us," said Harry.
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