Phillip and I sat in Lester's office watching Matt interview Abby and Connor about their time in the Cretaceous.
"Get us back on the team" was the last thing Connor said before Lester turn the monitor off.
"They're tired, upset, a few days they'll see things differently" Phillip said looking down at his phone not bothering to even watch the interviews.
"You don't know them" I laughed, still amazed that Phillip won't let them back on the team despite reading their files.
"We agreed" Phillip started "military are better equipped to deal emotionally and physically with the dangers of this job".
"But these are exceptional circumstances and exceptional people" Lester said.
"Phillip, we had military in the past and were doing great, Captain Becker only joined us because of events that resulted in Steven Heart's death" even though it had been years since I had aid his name, it sill hurt.
"The rules are made for a good reason, I'm sorry I have to deal with this, can we walk?" Philip said, getting up and without answering me.
"Yes, yeah" Lester said as we follow Phillip of of the office.
"We're on the brink of great discoveries here" Philip stated "not since man first walked on the moon, has humanity been delicately poised on the threshold of a new dawn".
"Does dawn have a threshold, exactly?" Lester asked.
"My point is, this is not the time to let the heart rule the head".
"But we need someone to run the menagerie" Lester tells Phillip.
"Abby is the obvious candidate" I tell him "it's not a field position and she has the qualifications for it".
"Fine" he smiled.
"And Connor?" Lester asked "he has a brilliant mind".
"Undisciplined" Phillip said "but we'll keep him under review" he smiled again before the lifts doors shut.
"It's not fair, we wouldn't even be in this job if it wasn't for Connor" I tell Lester.
"I know but we have to play by the rules" Lester tells me "where are they?"
"Went to find the lockers" I tell him as we walk to the room that had items from the old ARC.
"Oh and Lester" I say causing him to look at me "when have we ever played by the rules" I smiled before coming outside the room to hear Abby say.
"Someone must have moved them from the old ARC" I heard Abby say.
"That would be us" Lester said causing them to turn and face us.
"So you knew we'd be back one day?" Connor asked.
"Well, I couldn't rule it out as a possibility" Lester started "and um, lockers are expensive".
"Never knew you were the sentimental type?" Abby asked.
"Not at all that is all Acacia, I was just afraid of opening them, I have no desire whatsoever to inspect Connor's collection of vintage girly magazines and super-hero action figures" Lester says causing us three to smile.
"Abby, we need someone to look after the creature in the menagerie, job's yours if you want it" I tell her.
"No, thank you" she says before looking at Connor "No without Connor".
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Fall On Me
FanfictionAcacia Thalia Lykaious has been with the ARC team since the very beginning but her walls begin to crumble after watching Stephen lose his life. She's struggling to come to terms with the loss of Stephen and her mother and the years of emotional abus...
