The Missing Few

A sisterhood like ours

Scott stuffed a handful of jellybeans into his mouth as he picked up his laptop and carried it towards Rachel and Delphine, whom were sighing in frustration. He set it down on the glass table and glanced above his glasses at Rachel as she watched him sit himself down. He smiled awkwardly and cleared his throat, turning his laptop on and rubbing his sweating forehead. Rachel smiled slightly and leaned back in her chair before beginning to speak.

"My computer ran the facial recognition; eighteen faces were retrieved and has given us the information on each of the men," She starts, keeping her focus primarily on the man sat across from her. "so now all we need to do is go through the information and find the most likely target." Scott looked up and finished his mouthful of jellybeans.

"What do we do then?" He asked, moving his gaze to Delphine as she sat beside Rachel. She paused for a moment and then turned to back to Rachel; Delphine was sat surprisingly close to the cast-out LEDA, whereas before she would have kept her distance. Rachel turned and looked at them both and squinted her eye.

"We find him, trick him and then beat him." She says smugly, a toothy smirk spreading across her face as she picks up the papers beside her and straightens them out. Scott anxiously sat back in his chair and glanced at Delphine who pulled a face in response. They both said nothing and began sifting through the papers that had just been freshly printed; laying them out carefully on the table and reading the primary information. Scott was given a yellow highlighter by Rachel to pick out the most important bits and set to work with Delphine by his side writing down all kinds of notes.

An hour of silent work passed like a minute, until Delphine lifted up the finished piece.

"It's between these two, it has to be." She exclaimed with a hint of excitement running through her voice. Rachel quickly jumped off of her seat and reached across the table to examine the paper. She read it hurriedly, her teeth biting into her lips, tearing at the healing skin. After scanning it a few more times, she tapped the information into her laptop, slapping Scott's hand away from the bowl of jelly beans that sat beside her, remaining focused on the screen. Delphine lowered herself back onto the chair and pressed her hands against her mouth as she crumpled up her sleeves in anticipation and worry. Herself and Scott had travelled back for 12 hours to be here, and they were staying in a hotel only across the street. Cosima decided to stay with Sarah as she needed her sisters to be around her - meaning Delphine would be alone for that night. It didn't entirely bother her, but the thought of not being there in case anything happened worried her significantly. She would prefer to be holding Cosima in her arms safely right now, just to be in her presence made her feel better about the situation. She wanted to be near her if anything were to happen but this work had to be done. If the hacker could get the list so easily, what would stop them from finding the safe house?

Rachel paused. She looked up at her screen, and then back to the paper. She repeated this a few more times before leaning back with an incredibly smug face. She slammed the sheets down and looked at the two sat opposite her. Delphine and Scott glanced at each other before returning back to Rachel whom seemed to be getting more and more smug by the minute.

"This one. He's our man."

***

Alison bustled in, carrying a tray of freshly baked cookies into the living room. Her face became increasingly worried as she saw Sarah hunched over with Cosima rubbing her back. She crouched in front of Sarah and nudged the cookies towards her whilst placing a glass of milk on the side. Sarah looked through her tears and smiled slightly.

"Milk and cookies, Alison? Really?" She laughed shakily, sniffing loudly and taking a cookie from the tray. Cosima grinned and pulled her in for a bigger hug, not used to seeing this softer side of Sarah. Sarah pulled away quickly as she dried her eyes. She finished off her cookie and rubbed her forehead whilst sighing heavily.