The SCP Foundation

Chapter 144: SCP-1867

"Alright... now that everyone's trying to find Dustin, we can just sit back and relax for a bit until some new info comes up."

"Ma'am, we still can't brush this aside. We have to react quickly once we find his location."

"But... until then, we can just take it easy."

"If you say so, ma'am..."

The colonel and the captain were walking around the site, with the former trying to think of what to do with her free time.

"So... what are you planning to do today, ma'am?" the captain asked her superior. "Are you going to Josie's containment cell again?"

"Nah, I already pet her a few hours ago." the colonel answered as she waved off. "I could do that tomorrow, she needs a break too."

"Okay, well, what about playing with Stella?"

"Captain, I'm trying to relax, not trying to make myself tired. Playing pretend with a blind kid takes a lot out of you."

"We could ask Researcher Durham if she'd let you call Mister Deeds."

"Which is the reason why I'm not gonna do that. She'll just use me for her experiments and shit like that."

"Then... what do you wish to do?"

"What about that tree that clones me? That was fun."

"Absolutely not, ma'am." the captain immediately responded. "You'll grow attached to your clone again, she'll decompose in two weeks, then you would proceed to do absolutely nothing for weeks."

"Hey, my 'clone' has a name, you know."

"Da... I'm aware, but my point still stands, ma'am." the captain responded. "Besides, you used her to do your work for you, which was mostly me monitoring her."

"Fine..." the colonel sighed, then thought of an idea. "Hmm... well, I guess we can go to the break room or something."

"Alright, I guess that's fine with me." the captain nodded. "What do you wish to do there?"

"Well, we'll just chill there..." the colonel answered. "I mean, what else is a break room for?"

With that matter settled, the two officers began to make their way towards the break room. After a few minutes of walking, the two had made it to the break room door.

The colonel opened the door and walked inside, with captain following behind her.

"Alright... man, this place is still bland." the colonel commented, as she looked around the room. "Same walls, same furniture, and this bean bag."

"Right... so, what do you wish to do here, ma'am?"

"Hmm..." the colonel hummed. "Well, I thought I'd make some coffee or something."

"Ma'am, I've never seen you drink coffee."

"That's because it's been years since I last tried it." the colonel answered. "You know, when I was a captain like you, when I wanted to get to the top."

"Ah... I see."

"I'll get some coffee for the both of us." the colonel offered. "That is if you want any..."

"That's..." the captain muttered, then smiled. "Sure, ma'am, thank you."

"Yeah, yeah, just don't get used to it." the colonel responded as she walked over to the cupboards. "Just sit down somewhere, don't distract me."

"Yes, ma'am."

The captain proceeded to sit down on one of the chairs nearby a table, whilst the colonel looked for the necessary ingredients for the coffee.