"Inna," Thomas called, as she cleaned her desk up after sorting out her after-wipe log. She turned in surprise, and Thomas met her with a smile and a forward hand, clutching a leather folder.
"More paperwork?" Inna asked as she took it within her hands and opened it to look upon its contents. In big bold letters, a small ticket read 'WASHINGTON D.C.'
"Of sorts," Thomas smiled as he shoved his hands into his pockets and nodded toward the folder. "Pierce says there's a base at Washington, and their Medics need copies of the medical logs from the Asset, physical copies. He likes sending people, instead of trusting it to postage, so I suggested you go. You could use the break, anyway, you've been working so hard to keep the Asset in top shape," he explained as he sat in the seat across from her. Inna had a frown on her face, confused at first, but finding more clarity in his words. She nodded along by the end, and gave a brief smile. She hadn't travelled for so long, and somehow, amidst all the craziness she'd been experiencing, she was…happy.
No, not happy, but something similar. Something close to happy. Her head was filled with worry at leaving Set, but her heart felt as if she was being freed for a small while.
"He also gave you a bit of free time when you get there, a day or two, to adjust to your surroundings, find your way around."
Inna's mind flicked through all the information she'd ever acquired on Washington. The things to do, to see.
"Might go check out the White House," she said, leaning up against her desk and thinking of all the possibilities. The tickets she held were return flights, giving her 4 days in Washington. She figured it wasn't too long, and it alleviated her worry for Set while she would be gone.
"Should check out the Smithsonian, it's amazing, it takes ages to get around though. Definitely your thing," Thomas suggested, as he reached out for the folder and Inna gave it to him, but not before extracting a tourist's guide to Washington D.C. She flicked through it as Thomas looked upon the paperwork for her flights.
"You're lucky, it might only be a few days but at least you get some free time. I had free time in Russia, but all my free time was used to fill out papers, so it didn't feel 'free' at all," he joked, as he handed back the folder and Inna stashed it all together, giving a soft chuckle and tucking it under her arm.
"Well, I leave in two days, so I better go home and get packing," she shrugged, as she and Thomas excited her office.
"Take heaps of photos, tell me what you think of the museums, and which one's you're favourite."
"Will do."