You sat in your office, casting occasional glances at the door, waiting for Leon to return. The stack of documents in front of you kept growing, but thoughts of the upcoming mission made it hard to focus on routine tasks. It had already been two hours since he’d left “just for a minute.” Placing your coffee cup on the desk, you sighed, realizing it was time to go find him.

Standing up, you headed down the hallway until you heard a familiar laugh coming from the break room. Peeking inside, you saw Leon casually chatting with colleagues. Noticing you, he squinted slightly, picking up on the displeased look on your face.

“Oh, finally!” you interrupted, cutting into his conversation with the others. “Leon, we were supposed to be discussing the mission.”

Leon, as if only now remembering, gave a careless smirk.

“Sorry, got held up. The conversation was interesting,” he said, rising slowly.