She put the fingers of her right hand over her lips as she softly laughed at, "\"Shouldn't you be home, Sir?" Still, she took the seat as offered and prepared for a short lecture or class from Erik.
As she sat, the thought of John's old nanite research came to mind. One would have thought little of it but he was indeed secretive about it, even unto her. Maybe it's because she hadn't heard from him in so long that she worried about him.
"DODO," she said kindly, "it is good to meet you."
She noticed a small refrigerator with a glass door on the front. Inside were water bottles. Her mouth being a bit dry, she opened the door.
"Erik, if it's OK, I could use one. You?" she asked offering him one.
She then sat back in her chair and crossed her legs. Opening the water, she took her first sip as she prepared to listen to Erik and DODO.
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