ATPnovel Chapter 42: Negotiations
Chapter 42: Negotiations
Chapter 42: NegotiationsKellen led the way out of the elevator, shaking his head at Brent’s antics. They hadn’t even had lunch yet, and he already felt exhausted. Brent had his head on a swivel as they moved down the hallway, but because Kellen was leading, he couldn’t notice the trepidation on his face as Kellen continued to lead him down a white hallway with locked doors. When Kellen finally paused to open the door to the field department, he relaxed. He even smiled as he saw that there were people in this room, and the scientists inside perked up at the sight of two Guides, but grew nervous at the sight of a new person.
"Good morning Kellen, Lieutenant Casper! Who’s the new friend?" Maeve’s voice carried over the room and Kellen heard Brent gulp beside him. Kellen reached over and smacked his shoulder, warning him to behave.
"Maeve, this is the other Field Guide I wanted to bring in to help me. This is Brent Jameson. Brent, this is Dr. Maeve Lyons." Maeve stared down at Brent, her deep blue eyes unblinking for a moment before she turned her gaze to Kellen.
"I didn’t realise that all Field Guides had to be attractive. How do you screen for that? Does it help with getting others to trust you?" She pondered and Brent laughed. He threw his head back, laughing still, before reaching out his hand and patting Kellen on the shoulder.
"Kellen, man, I fucking love her. Is she an Esper? Does she have a regular Guide? Holy hell." Kellen shook his head at Brent’s antics, sighing.
"Maeve, despite his looks, he’s an expert in his field. He specialises in fluctuating gates while I specialise in stable ones. It would be good to have discussions with him about anything you’re curious about when it comes to your re
"Well, we can discuss this further over lunch. Care to join us Brent? We have a cafeteria here." Brent cast a suspicious look at Kellen, before grabbing his duffle and getting to his feet.
"Alright, but I’ll eat and then head on my way after. Your offer hasn’t been too appealing." Kellen opened the door for the three of them, sighing heavily.
"How upsetting. I should at least treat you to lunch in the name of friendship." Casper cast Kellen a confused look. He’d never heard Kellen speak like this before, and given that Brent was now behaving like a nervous animal, he wasn’t exactly sure what was happening. Casper hadn’t expected Brent to say no to Kellen. Hell, even Kellen wasn’t sure why Brent had been so insistent in saying no to him either. But he was hoping that this ramshackle plan would work.
It had to.