Researching
It was damned frustrating. It was ridiculous he knew, he had all the time in the world now, no grubs were going to burst out of the ground or through the door to try and kill him, no glowies either for that matter, but still he needed to find some answers.
Damon Baird sighed irritated as he shuffled through more papers. All of this work, all of these papers and documents and he couldn't find a single answer to any of his questions. The most important of all of his questions was how the hell they had been powering the Maelstrom that had been protecting this island. Something like that needed a lot of energy; surely they hadn't had a constant supply of Imulsion for almost twenty years.
A set of papers were set to one side as he determined that they were of little use just now although he was interested in the schematics he had just spotted. Focus. He needed to understand how they had been powering the storm; it must have been a renewable and reliable resource, not Imulsion.
"Damn it."
"Maybe you should take a break there, Baird."
Baird looked up from his desk at Samantha Bryne as she set a small cup of coffee on the table. The irritated and frustrated part of him wanted to make a sarcastic remark but he swallowed it down, something he had very recently learned how to do. She didn't deserve it or need it right now; he could see she was still messed up after Dom.
"As much as I'd like to." He said mustering as much sarcasm as he could manage.
Sam gave him a look with a slight roll of her eyes "Suit yourself, but I'm sure it will still be there later."
He felt himself shaking his head "I need to know how they had been powering it, there has to be something here." All of these scientists that had been here, there had to be something useful, some answers at least.
"Look, Baird..." She seemed to pause in discomfort for a moment "We're getting on fine, we don't need the fuel."
The Imulsion was gone; they had no way to power anything although they thankfully had a permanent supply of water thanks to the irrigation system.
"Energy is going to make things a hell of a lot easier around here."
Sam nodded slowly and almost smiled, before she left he felt her pat his shoulder "I'm sure if anyone can find a way of powering this place without Imulsion, it'll be you Baird."
For a moment he was stunned to silence, that sarcastic meter in him wanted to spout another comment but he bit his tongue. That had been a compliment, she hadn't just been pandering to him to keep him quiet and right then at that moment in time, it meant a lot to him.
"Yeah...Thanks Sam."