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The Wanderers (11)

        “What?”
        A rather robust woman came into the office from a brown door located to Dorian’s right. She was dressed in a business suit with flat shoes though she seemed the antithesis of a sophisticated business woman. She looked at Dorian quizzically and then recognition lit up her face. Dorian’s stomach tightened, but she remained paused with one hand on her hip and the other holding open the door and stared for a few moments as if trying to convince herself who she was seeing was not who she thought he was.
        “New here, huh?” she finally said slowly. Then she continued her silence while her secretary bounced between the two of them, bewildered. “Well,” she continued, “just for the night you can stay in my office. But don’t touch anything or I’ll call the cops.”
        “Yes, ma’am.”
        “I get in early so you’ll have plenty of time to get dressed in company work clothes and introduced to my warehouse manager. I think you’ll like him.”
        “Thank you so much.”
        “Don’t mention it. You can pay me back later by answering my questions. And don’t think I’m as nice as I’m being now. I expect work.”
        “Absolutely.”
        She smiled. “Excellent start. I’ll see you in the morning.”
        She stood aside and let Dorian pass her into the large labyrinth of offices. “My name’s on the door if you go down the hall turn left and then right. It should be open considering the lock has been broken for months.”
        Dorian thanked her again and found the office in very little time. Her space was no better than Exec’s, except that her desk was long enough to act as a small shelter. He crawled under the space and sighed. Though this was the second time he was sleeping in an office on the floor, he considered his escape successful thus far. He was just about fall asleep when his stomach grumbled and he vowed that first thing in the morning he was going to get breakfast. One way or another.

Author’s comments on post 375: More of "The Wanderers" at a later date? Maybe, but I make not promises. This is where I stop for now and start working on character design. I hope my drawing skills are up for the task.