04-19-2023, 04:38 PM
Liam spent more time in the main Paragon building than he did at home. He'd commandeered a bunk in one of the employee rooms and kept his laptop and everything else close at hand. Since he worked whenever he was needed he didn't go home much. It's not like he needed the money but school was boring, and if he could skip that he would. And he often found himself on a free period back in Paragon doing whatever. Home was just a place he had a bed. Even his dad didn't spend much time there. Mom was never home off doing her own thing in her own little world. Fashion was its own thing and he had little interest in it. And he'd out grown the nanny thing when he was ten.
Among the things Liam did other than help keep Paragon from the hackers of the world was monitor the cameras looking for anyone who might be doing something stupid. He hated being a rat. But that was part of his job. He had to or he might end up on the other side of the law and his dad might not bail him out -- again. So when the children entered the lobby all hell broke lose. Children rotated the revolving door, kids ran up and down the escalators and pushed all the buttons in the elevators. This was the perfect distraction for someone to do so pretty dirty shit.
But instead of just watching Liam grabbed his heads up display glasses and walked carefully through the halls, stopping the decor from breaking, and removing any planted electronic devices. Not that the kids were doing that, but it was chaos down here. The adults were nearly oblivious to the children. Liam hated kids. So friggin annoying! The younger they got the worse it was. Thank the gods he didn't have any siblings!
Everyone who worked her knew Liam. Being the bosses kid had it's perks. And it's draw backs. Everyone knowing you was both bane and boon. He could never get away with anything in the building. But that also allowed him to smile and nod and wave and act like he was busy on some errand. A sixteen year old boy walking through the halls of secure sectors should look strange -- but not for Liam.
But the gift shop held a man trapped by children. It was like watching a deer caught in headlights. Liam sympathized with the man. And no one needed to bother the doc -- any of them. They were busy and the tour guide should know better. He swept into the room, through the kids. "Hey Doc." Liam rushed past the kids and interrupted the tour. "My dad's looking for you. We should hurry." He swiped his own key card in the door the man was going through and rushed him through pulling the door shut behind him. The silence of the hall was deafening. "Sorry, that was a lie. You didn't want to talk to them did you?" Liam said doubting his actions just a little after bull rushing through the whole thing. Maybe he'd gotten it wrong.
Among the things Liam did other than help keep Paragon from the hackers of the world was monitor the cameras looking for anyone who might be doing something stupid. He hated being a rat. But that was part of his job. He had to or he might end up on the other side of the law and his dad might not bail him out -- again. So when the children entered the lobby all hell broke lose. Children rotated the revolving door, kids ran up and down the escalators and pushed all the buttons in the elevators. This was the perfect distraction for someone to do so pretty dirty shit.
But instead of just watching Liam grabbed his heads up display glasses and walked carefully through the halls, stopping the decor from breaking, and removing any planted electronic devices. Not that the kids were doing that, but it was chaos down here. The adults were nearly oblivious to the children. Liam hated kids. So friggin annoying! The younger they got the worse it was. Thank the gods he didn't have any siblings!
Everyone who worked her knew Liam. Being the bosses kid had it's perks. And it's draw backs. Everyone knowing you was both bane and boon. He could never get away with anything in the building. But that also allowed him to smile and nod and wave and act like he was busy on some errand. A sixteen year old boy walking through the halls of secure sectors should look strange -- but not for Liam.
But the gift shop held a man trapped by children. It was like watching a deer caught in headlights. Liam sympathized with the man. And no one needed to bother the doc -- any of them. They were busy and the tour guide should know better. He swept into the room, through the kids. "Hey Doc." Liam rushed past the kids and interrupted the tour. "My dad's looking for you. We should hurry." He swiped his own key card in the door the man was going through and rushed him through pulling the door shut behind him. The silence of the hall was deafening. "Sorry, that was a lie. You didn't want to talk to them did you?" Liam said doubting his actions just a little after bull rushing through the whole thing. Maybe he'd gotten it wrong.