Katherine Hitchcock was drenched in sweat. She had taken off her UEO uniform and was wearing an undershirt and shorts while she struggled with the very heavy pipes that were supposed to be sending cool air through the third deck. This was the second time this year the damned thing had broken. Crocker's security personnel were helping lift the pipes, and they all grunted under the effort. One of them wiped sweat off his face onto his uniform. "The coupling is on the fritz" she said, finally, pulling the tiny chip out of the wall. "Get Ben, and ask him for a replacement. It's a 25 cent part. Certainly we have them?"
One of the men paged Ben, who came running down in full military uniform with the part. "Hot down here," he commented.
"Really, Ben? I had no idea." Katie looked at him, then looked at herself. She was basically wearing her underwear, and although Ben had seen her in a lot less, that was a different life now. He was staring at her.
"Ben, get out of here," she snapped.
"Right, oh, sorry. I was just. I mean, here's the part you wanted. Sorry. I'm gone," and with that he turned around and ran back to the cooler decks above deck 3.