May 2nd, 2024 — 3:30 PM
Sentinel HQ, BGC — Strategic Review Room
Angel sat cross-legged on one of the long leather sofas in the glass-walled strategic review room, her laptop balanced on her knees and a banana muffin slowly disappearing from her plate. Matthew was at the whiteboard a few steps away, half-focused on their updated phase transition flowchart, half-focused on trying not to grin like an idiot every time he looked at her.
"You've written 'core integration' three times in the last ten minutes," Angel said without looking up. "Either that's a very serious phase or you're distracted."
Matthew tossed the marker on the table. "You keep making jokes about wedding planning in the middle of fiber-optic procurement meetings. How am I supposed to concentrate?"
Angel smirked. "I'm just saying—if we can launch eight Pulse stations in five months, we can probably handle a venue reservation."