I made it to the lab as quickly as possible. Kyper opted to not come. A lab coat walked out of the room and looked at me like I'd lost my mind.
“I was told there was trouble with the plants.”
“Not exactly. They're just feisty this morning.”
“I was told hostile.”
“Oh please, I bet you saw Corbin. He doesn't like anything that forces him out of his comfort zone. They're not hostile, they're just feisty. A little over affectionate if you will.”
“HELP!” a cry sounded, I pushed past the lab coat to find another one with a vine wrapped around his leg.
“Anyone got a machete?” I asked.
“Machete? Those are on back order, we couldn't get approval until they verified they were necessary,” the lab coat at the door said. I growled and looked for an emergency fireman's axe. Luckily I was able to find one before the lab coat was eaten. I hacked the vine in two and told them the lab was off limits until either the plants calmed down or they could provide a machete.
I could hear them protesting as I went back down the hall brushing at the grass stains on my clothes.
I stopped short when I saw another lab coat trying to pry the key pad off my door.
“What the hell are you doing?” I asked.
“I'm getting your system online. We never integrated this door with Aida, nor the storage room, so as soon as I get the door functioning I'll be installing an access panel.”
“I'm sorry, door functioning? The door functions, leave it alone.”
“But we need to…”
“No you don't. Access panel sure, I'll let you in, cat door, absolutely, and you can integrate Kyper's door. My door, absolutely not. I will not have my access controlled by a computer system that probably functions as well as some of you. I will start putting you people through the transporter if you don't listen,” I stated. He started to protest and then looked at my tapping foot.
“Access panel and cat door it is… You know you can't really put us through the transporter right?”
“Hook my door up and find out.”
“I don't have time for that right now, so if you'll just let me in…” he said.
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