People had been coming in and out of the hanger for some time, either tinkering or just passing through. Kat however, unnoticed, had locked herself in Snow leopards cockpit.
Sleep screens stopped any light from entering or exiting her isolated little confined haven. Kat was sweaty and dirty, working half naked on some not so military approved mods. Circuit boards and wires lay sprawled about as she tangled herself in an awkward position just to tamper with the parts that weren't made for tampering. 
A small arch torch flares brightly in the reflection of her dark goggles as she lights what looks like a lumpy cigaret.
She continues to tug on wires and pull up panels as the stick in her mouth slowly burns away. As it slowly smoulders away, each bulb it passes releases a sudden short bright green flash and a wisp of blue smoke.

'Knots' they were called, Kat figured it referenced the speed boats are measured in and their resemblance to a knot in a rope. But the more that you burnt, the faster you would go... Hence why Kat hadn't slept for a day and didn't seem to be any time soon.