Down The Rabbit Hole: Season 0 - The Key.

Episode 6: NEST Cameras

Abby DeVan - Hi5 Studios – 28th September 2020 – 23 years old

Just over three weeks have passed since the exciting discovery of the daunting, mysterious Mercury Mountaineer. While at home I have sent my boss, Matt, some of my curiosities and suggestions like I was asked to, but to be honest, I would have done it anyway, it's just one of those things where I just can't help but be curious. Not a lot of progress has been made on those advances however, because I need the original team to be with me while I investigate, but I can't do this if my boss isn't present unfortunately.

Matt has been spending time with his wife and two kids and everyone else, including myself have been either going on little vacations or working to keep up and be on schedule. Not only that but more renovations have begun in the studio, especially blue base. Though, some of my co-workers, like Woods, have had to step up to help poor Izzy by building furniture for Matthias because the company's dedicated handyman has gotten sick.

The good thing is that Matt is coming back into the studio from his well-earned break today. I have no doubt in my mind that he will come to me at some point to get the investigations flowing. A big thing that the two of us have agreed on checking is the NEST cameras footage to see how long the car has been sat there.

My phone that's been set down on my desk pings with a message. It's Woods.

"Hey, Matt's just come into blue base if you wanna talk to him."

"Thanks buddy. Heading over now."

I make quick work of saving my work and shutting off my Mac to rush over with eagerness to my boss' office only to be met halfway by the man himself. "Ah. Abby. Perfect timing, I was just about to come get you."

"That's funny, I was going to find you." I chuckle with Matt who turns around to go back the way he came across the main parking lot.

Hearing the familiar beep of the electrical magnetized security system, I follow Matt a few steps into the building to turn right into his new office.

"Hey. You got mega desk running!" I notice.

"Heck yeah! Mega desk has begun." Matt replies deepening his voice. He's always one for the dramatics and theatrics. But who else isn't around here?

Now standing in front of his desk waiting to start the investigations both myself and my colleagues are eager for I realize we both have a bit of an audience that consists of Woods, Cat and Sierra through the window frame that is yet to have glass re-fitted. "We just have a bunch of hecklers over here."

"Okay guys, we're trying to discuss stuff here." Says Matt. They all quickly scatter back to their respective tasks. "So, Abby. What were you telling me the other day about the NEST cameras?"

"Is there a camera near the car? If there is, then we should look back on the footage or the footage of any of the other cameras to see if it pops up." I explain simply.

"Okay, so, I've avoided looking through the footage." He begins, opening up the desktop app. "Cameras just go offline. Also, this footage isn't supposed to be viewed by anyone except myself and Kevin because I want my employees, like yourself, to have their privacy."

I nod my head in understanding while he scrolls through different pieces of footage.

"See, over here, Sierra just frivolously wasting time." He jokes, opening the live camera footage that records the entryway of blue base where Sierra is stationed.

I hear her sass from outside the room. "I'm off the clock."

"It doesn't matter, I still see you scrolling Sierra, and you're wasting your time."