Oh, he's turning on the I'm in charge voice, the Kureshima voice, the heir to the entire corporation if I wanted voice. I blink, set the prototype down, and look up, waiting for the inevitable dressing-down.

I can't help but laugh, though. "You're looked up my timesheet?" I shake my head, not surprised by the lengths to which he's gone. "For your information, I actually took two entire laps around the lab before I sat back down, nine hours ago." Still, it's really not worth arguing with him over this, so I even make a point of pushing my chair back away from my worktable, after picking up the cup of coffee that is.

"What, are you going to turn me in to reception and payroll?"