"Of course. I know we're on a schedule. The government has been hovering over us since we started digging. I'm surprised they haven't insisted we cease operations already."
Julianna peered briefly over Gerald's shoulder at his workspace, then at the sun's new position in the sky. She could read by lamplight, which meant she could translate more of the records after night had fallen. But his work was limited to the daylight hours, and the orange-ish ball of the sun was edging ever closer to the horizon. That meant she should let him get back to his duties.
"I'll leave you to it, then," she told the other Watcher. "I might not sleep tonight because of the excitement of this discovery, so don't be surprised if I get a fair portion of deciphering done overnight."
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Re: Diggin' In The Dirt
on 2013-12-11 03:57 am (UTC)Julianna peered briefly over Gerald's shoulder at his workspace, then at the sun's new position in the sky. She could read by lamplight, which meant she could translate more of the records after night had fallen. But his work was limited to the daylight hours, and the orange-ish ball of the sun was edging ever closer to the horizon. That meant she should let him get back to his duties.
"I'll leave you to it, then," she told the other Watcher. "I might not sleep tonight because of the excitement of this discovery, so don't be surprised if I get a fair portion of deciphering done overnight."