"His glasses were dumb," Zouichi said, rather maliciously. The comment really was uncalled for even if Kanner had been wearing dumb hipster glasses get off my lawn.

Just as Zouichi was about to respond, a uniformed, brusque-looking man with slicked-back hair glanced at them. He'd been coming down the opposite side of the hallway, but now he stopped, frowned, then spoke up.

"You two, what are you doing here? Where are your clearances?"