[center][h2]A Hurried Encounter[/h2]
[i]CollectorOfMyst[/i]
Markus
Day 1, Morning[/center]

The trigger sounded unexpectedly, causing Markus to jolt. Bringing up the camera feed, he saw someone he was completely unprepared for. Megelis, Knight Examplar. Thank the gods he'd decided to install that hidden motion sensor.

But before he could react, there came a knock at his door.

“Markus, I don’t know if you’ve looked at your comms but we’ve got a job, mate.” 

"Shoot!" he cursed quietly, and closed the game - Empires 3 would have to wait. He might have been given leave to 'work from home' in the barracks, but that didn't mean he was allowed to skip during his hours. Once he did, he nearly slapped himself - there, on the screen was a blinking red light that indicated a message had been sent.

"Uh, yeah! I just got it!" he replied. "Give me a minute, need to sort out some stuff."

Then, glancing around, he hissed at his virtual companion. "Zoe?! Why didn't you tell me?"

[color=hotpink]"I was trying my best. However, it seems you were unable to hear me over your game."[/color]

...Right. Of course. "Well, then, remind me to give you permission to override my headset's output in the future."

Pressing out the wrinkles in his jacket, he swept some of the untidier things out of sight. Then, darting up to the door, he opened it.

"So, what's the job? The message I got wasn't exactly clear - must've gotten scrambled on its way through my network."

[@Themerlinhawk]