"I can't say I'd rather we had been, but it does make me wonder when the other shoe will drop... or it might have something to do with our numbers. We're nothing to worry about, or there are few enough of us now that he'd rather not kill us. There's also the matter of his sabotaged equipment, but without knowing what it was...."

He trailed off in a way that indicated that he thought the matter was in the air. "To be honest, I won't care why, as long as it continues, and as long as the reason isn't vital to us getting out of here."

They were close enough to the Sun Room now that he didn't want to use even his lowest voice; he fell silent as they approached the door. Then, it was a repetition of the previous night. They listened to the big room on the other side as he drew his gun, then they timed their entrance together with looks and nods.

[To here.]