Rand looks around the wating room, only him and his 'escort' remain other than the receptionist, already identified as Alicia.
Diagnostics finished and on to his trying to work out the issues with the final stages of the plasma flow are going smoothly. Rand smiles a small private smile. He had never expected so much time to work on the project while waiting.
Other men may fall victim to the torture of waiting, but Rand is not other men. He is a patient man, knowing that in time his turn will come.