Chapter 1 – Security
A/N Hello there! I am going to TRY the impossible task of running two stories at once. While I work on "Portal: The Rebellion" I am also going to work on this. The Idea from this came from my Garry's Mod Black Mesa SRP. Me and my friends decided to do an event, and this story is based on that event. Hope you like it, R&R!
Steven walked through the almost empty atrium, his shoes clacking against the floor. It was a large room, a reception area, with a desk at the end. Above the desk was the Black Mesa logo and a sign reading "Black Mesa – Department Sigma". To the left were offices and a large glass door leading to the labs. To the right was a food-court-style area with tables and benches. Directly in the center of the room was a glass display box. Inside was a green crystal, a Xenite Crystal. He reached the desk at the end, showing his ID to the man behind. The man scanned the card, then gave it back.
"All clear, sir" said the security guard.
Steven nodded and walked into a room behind the desk labelled "Security". Once inside, he walked over to his office and sat behind the desk. He booted up his PC, ready to start the day. He was wearing the standard security uniform, but with a cap instead of a helmet. As well as that, he was given a more "formal" look by having suit-like blue jacket. He was the head of security at Department Sigma, after all, so he had to look the part. Besides, he loved nothing more than to dress formally. Even as a kid, he would always wear more formal clothes then the other kids. He was interrupted from his thoughts by the intercom buzzing.
"Sir, we have Jewel here to see you." At these words, he sat bolt upright giving the matter his full attention.
"Jewel? Why?"
"She says that she was not issued her rounds"
'Of course not, I made sure not to give them to her, then she would come see me', he thought. He then said "OK, send her in".
Jewel was waiting at the desk. 'Why am I the ONLY one not to get their rounds?' she thought 'They better not class this as unpaid time...'. The man at the desk turned to her, "You can see Lieutenant now.". 'Finally' she thought as she began to walk towards the door. 'Why do they have such an elaborate ranking system... its only security?'. She never understood this, as far as she was concerned, it was pointless.
Steven was sat behind his desk, starting at the door. As he heard the 'bleep' of the door signal, he opened the door remotely from his computer whilst saying "Enter". He picked up a pen and began to write, as if to look busy.
"Sir, I didn't get a timetable for my routes." she said, getting to the point.
"I see... Well, I would be happy to issue a new one."
"Sir, I think that there is something going on, everyone else got a timetable and I did not. This is not the first time this has happened, either."
"Well, uh... I... erm... think that was the sergeant" he said adding, "He is in charge of the routes".
"I see..." she said, still eyeing him suspiciously.
"To be honest, I think he likes you."
"Really?"
"Here is your timetable" he said, ignoring the question, and handing a piece of paper to her.
"Thank you, sir, I am going to get on with my round now."
"Very well. Have a nice day."
"You too sir" and with that, she walked out of the room. The automatic door hissing closed behind her.
"Damn it!" Steven exclaimed. "One again, I still didn't tell her..."
He looked around his room slowly, thinking. A while had passed before he finally stood up.
"I am just going to have to tell her later.". With that, he strode across the room to his door, leaving his office. He had rounds of his own to do. Little did he know of the events that would unfold.