It was Archie's day off, and he had been holding a video game tournament with some friends outside of work. Yes, he had some, despite most people on the night shift having a difficulty having social lives outside of their work because of work hours. But Archie knew several people who worked on weird schedules as well, or those who just simply
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There is a woman sitting nearby. One who probably looks quite familiar.
She's scowling over a report she is reading.
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And as a sci-fi and fantasy geek, this was really interesting and exciting.
But he was distracted for the moment when he spotted a familiar face. Hey, look! It was Sara!
How could he not say hi when he found a co-worker at such a location? So he made his way over to her, standing next to where she was sitting.
"Hey, Sara," he piped, grinning widely.
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A wide grin. "It's about time you found your way here."
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"I don't even know where here is, but I have to agree with you. Man, this place looks fascinating." Yes, geek alert. At least he wasn't freaking out or anything.
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Wait a minute. Why did the car look so familiar? Archie eyed the car, apparently forgetting for the moment that cars, you know, weren't supposed to talk. He could be forgetful like that. That, or he'd watched too much science fiction in his life to be truly surprised.
"Have I met you before?" Yeah, the newcomer was asking if he'd met a car anywhere. Go figure.
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His scanner settled down slightly after a moment, although it still remained bright. "Who are you, exactly?"
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Yeah, you would think he wouold stop at the point that he's considering where he's seen a talking care before. Seriously.
"I'm Archie Johnson." Uh, what was he supposed to do? They obviously couldn't shake hands. "I'd shake hands with you, but I'm not sure how that works, so." At least he was honest about it.
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