[center][h2][b]Argent McAllister[/b][/h2] [img]http://lamcdn.net/hopesandfears.com/post-cover/sQeIz0WfCPEzoX02WrObFg-small.png[/img][/center][hr] There he stood in his personal study, a room that had formerly been a community space, which he had taken over not by asking people to get out, or to allow it to him, but by adorning it with the most advanced security measures their world had to offer including, but not limited to a fingerprint pad, an eye scanner, a measuring scale, a DNA test, passcode, numeric lock, several advanced padlocks, a dial mechanism or five, voice verification, a bioengineered 'guard beast,' a specialized, adaptive personality and background test, a highly advanced virtual intelligence, and a quantum recognition system. The only downside to the security measures was that it took him about 5-10 minutes to enter his study [i]every single time[/i], which while vexing, was worth the personal space, security, and isolation from the insular minds of his...decidedly less science-minded [i]compatriots.[/i] He shuddered and then spat upon the ground, one of his drones cleaning up the mess .003 seconds after it had been made. Turning his attention away from his terrible employer and "fellow." employees, Argent McAllister walked across the room and then began interacting with a holographic keyboard, his fingers zooming over it with inhuman efficiency. Two seconds passed and there were eight paragraphs written on the display, which upon the finishing of the final sentence opened several windows. McAllister swapped between them, checking the status of various projects of his, some of them outsourced at other labs where he operated them remotely with a variety of highly advanced robots. Pulling away he looked out the window and, judging by the angle of light entering the window, he could tell it was about time for him to--UGHHH--associate with the rest of the staff. Though, more importantly, for him to check up on the three ongoing experiments of his that he hadn't outsourced. Walking to the door he punched a series of codes, setting the system up to monitor his location and status, as well as to notify him of any impending threats of possible breaches in security, not to mention status reports on his various projects. As he exited the room, he stopped for a moment to take stock of his belongings before glancing almost longingly back at his study before the door was closed. [img]http://previews.123rf.com/images/i3d/i3d1511/i3d151100016/48449490-3D-rendered-empty-modern-futuristic-interior-command-center-Stock-Photo.jpg[/img] Once he'd gotten a good look of its comforting aesthetic he turned his eyes away and snapped his fingers. In response, all of his security measures slipped into place, the guard beast rising out from the floor, where it was held in place by several stasis beams a cage, and a series of chains. [hider=It was such a wonderfully monstrous beast][img]http://img04.deviantart.net/f6fa/i/2014/168/0/a/beast__work_in_progress__by_2blind2draw-d7mq6r9.jpg[/img][/hider] Moving on Argent went downstairs to the first floor, the sound of the disgusting ork's roar reaching him easily. Seconds before it occured his ears were covered by what looked like headphones while he braced himself on the stairs. When the tremors had passed he continued down and then through the hall, seeking out their joke of a boss 'Adam Philip'. Finding him reading a fucking doctor seuss book, at which Argent scoffed with great derision, the scientist cleared his throat loudly to get the man's attention, before he spoke. Once he had the man's attention he began, [b][i]"Why aren't you in the lab working on the experiments or looking over data here?"[/i][/b] While it was a question, it almost sounded like the arrogant Argent was trying to [i]order[/i] Philip to do those very things. He glanced around the room, his normal--almost permanently--scowl forming on his features as he did. He snapped his fingers twice, then tapped his wristband. In response several hundred minuscule nanobots erupted from the cracks in the walls and floors and got started with cleaning the place up and organizing things properly. He did this...EVERY FUCKING DAY when Philip arrived. It was ludicrous, he was NOT a janitor, but nonetheless he could not STAND how the place looked...let alone [i]smelled[/i] after a day's work. [i][b]"Furthermore, why are you reading Dr. Seuss of all things?! It is a [i]child's book[/i] and you are certainly NOT a child, [i]Mr.[/i] Philip,"[/b][/i] as he said the man's name, he glared at him, clearly perturbed to find his "boss" slacking off yet-a-fucking-gain. He was at the end of his rope with the man, and it showed. It was particularly apparent when he accidentally--and subconsciously--commanded some of the nanobots to deconstruct one of the legs of Adam's chair. AFter all, the nanobots were, first and foremost, linked to Argent's consciousness.