[Gretin]

Hembar turned back to Ark in surprise as he stated matter-of-factly, “I am under official employment of this facility."

"What?!" she exclaimed, almost forgetting to whisper, "You work here? I thought you'd been captured, being in a cage and all. What were you doing in there?

She wondered if she'd perhaps acted a little prematurely freeing this mudokon now.

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Ralph wasn't entirely sure who his assigned workmates were, but he knew where he was heading, so he promptly got up and left the cafeteria after Arnie commanded him to Packaging. Walking straight to the main lifts, he stopped inside and waited to see if the other two would come the same way.