297 Back to the Start

Harvey had stopped moving forward, frozen like a statue, not entering his room and not turning back around. The others hadn't noticed; they were still talking amongst themselves, getting to work.

Eventually, he started to rub his index finger across his thumb, doing it a few times until he turned around with a smile on his face.

"Newbie, is it?" Harvey called out. "I can't remember your name. Was it something silly like Cookie or something?"

"Calner, sir, but you can call me Cookie if you wish."

"Alright, Cookie, since you are new here, you can go on your first trip with me," Harvey explained. "After the group digs up some information, we will be heading out to the sites to investigate in pairs, and you can have the honor of going with me."

"Thank you, sir. I won't let you down!" Cookie said, his face flushed slightly red.