A low humph sound accompanied the solid tapping of boots on linoleum, a slow and steady pace that bounced off the clean laboratory walls.

The man who walked in demanded respect, and the attention of all the lab techs were immediately drawn to him. Silently, he paced each row of machines, his eyes hidden behind his sunglasses, his hands neatly behind his back. Small hums of approval or scoffs of disappointment could be heard every so often, until he stopped at one station that caught his interest.

"And what have we here?" He asked in a low, but powerful tone.