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Synthetic Hours
Date: 8/28/2015, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: TheScheherezadeFeint, Rating: , Source: LushStories
when she got to her mail that Violet was properly shocked, though. There was a client request, and a note with it. I've never felt so rested. She'd never been requested in her fifteen months working for the company, and Alyssa Waters had asked for her after two shifts. She had made more personal information available to Violet as well. Scanning the new page of data, Violet discovered Alyssa was thirty-two, single, and bloody intelligent. She had two doctorate degrees and a master's to boot. She was working for a healthcare conglomerate, as a senior 'consultant' of some kind. She had no children, lived alone. Since she didn't sleep, Violet surmised that she she was addicted to her work. As she turned to connect again, Violet jumped back. Her supervisor had quietly approached, and stood silently beside her bed. “Go home, Violet.” “Excuse me?” she asked. “You're pulling too many extra shifts. You need to get some rest. Take some time off.” “Come on, Marc. I just got a request. One more shift and I'm out of your hair for a couple of days.” “A week.” “How about four days?” “How about ten?” “A week sounds fine.” “I'll bet it does,” Marc said, rolling his eyes under his breath as he walked away from her. Before plugging in, Violet quickly responded to her message from Alyssa. Will be off work for a week, starting tomorrow. I will be back. She laid down quickly and plugged herself in, waiting impatiently for the rest of B shift to get ready. The shuffling of socks and sheets sent a ...