Cracking The Code

Eddie rushed to exit the door in a hurry at the same time Sei and Anna were coming to retrieve their daughter.

He narrowly avoided bumping into them, and bowed his head apologeticly before he kept running with his head down.

"What was that all about..?" Anna asked.

Malachi smiled in exhaustion as his head hit the block of glass he was resting against.

"Oh, you know… Just one of the perks of being in charge."

The girls smiled at him pitifully as they sat on either side of him.

"Another one of 'those' requests, huh..?"

"Mhm." Clearly tired, Mal closed his own eyes to rest his weary mind.

Sei rested her head on Mal's shoulder as she gently lifted Cami from his grip.

Anna took that opportunity to straddle him affectionately and he cracked one eye open in mild interest.

"You're doing the right thing, you know…? We're supposed to be taking care of these people, and that means making some hard decisions sometimes."