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Just shy of 10 minutes later, he arrived to find...
Audra was already seated at a table. She was sipping a Perrier as she was going over some reports on a PADD. As Joe approached the table, he called to his lunch mate. "Hey, Audra.... " Audra had been engrossed in the report she was going over. It was news of another likely Brotherhood on the station. Once again Engineering was the target. She could not help but wonder if there was a reason for that. She looked up when he said her name. "Hi, Joe. I am glad that you could join me." As he took his seat, "I'm happy you called. I've been eating at my desk or on my feet for what seems like forever. Eating with someone not involved with my assignment is a breath of fresh air..." "I know what you mean. With everything going on, it seems like work is taking up all of my spare time lately," she said with a smile, holding her PADD up in evidence. "What has your team been working on?" "Too many things..... I've got a group working on reviewing contracts for purchases, another tracking down surplus fleet hardware and other goods, and others working on getting witnesses. It's a paperwork nightmare, and almost impossible to keep on top of. I'll be happy when things can wind down. At least I haven't had to go off station in a while.... How about you...? What have you been up to these days?" he sounded as overworked as his teams workload. "Well, the station has been organizing new policies and procedures since the attacks on board. The Brotherhood has been causing a bit of havoc and that all has to be dealt with while making sure that the station continues to operate as a shipping and transportation hub." Audra's face expressed the weariness she was feeling about it all. They were definitely both in the same boat. "It sounds like we both need a night on the town to get away from it all,"
she said as her face brightened slightly at the prospect.
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