It's Howard's first day back on the job. He still hasn't had the heart to go work another medical shift yet, and thankfully Medical's been slow enough that they haven't needed to call him in, but it's about time he gets back in the saddle. And right now that means scavenging for parts in a building ruined in SHODAN's attacks.

He hears someone approaching and pops his head up from the hole under the rubble he's excavating. "Zou? Don't you know this is my turf?"