Shira could tell Kaz knew what he was talking about, and nodded as he gave his advice. it was sound, and it all made sense. She wasn't so worried about dying as she was about other things they were capable of. But she'd just need to follow Kaz's lead, and things would likely end with them not as worse off. Though...he had been on his communicator earlier. Chances are, that was more important than this, but given that this was the government...<br/><br/>"You're ok, then? I know it doesn't really matter and you'll probably have to come along anyway, but it seemed like you had something else you needed to do." Shira might be missing her lunch break, but something about Kaz's face when she had walked up to him made her think that this wasn't so simple. But they needed to focus on the problem at hand. "I'm less worried about dying - like you said, it's probably  not going to be a silence squad - than our lives becoming needlessly complicated. Some contacts noted that this lit one hell of a fire, and I don't think it's as simple as us coming away with blind ignorance. I've seen this sort of thing happen, and it usually leads to us getting involved with some secret project that we can't even make pillow talk out of."<br/><br/>A bit of her out of work persona was poking it's head, and she didn't really have the full composure needed to tell it to shut up. It wasn't quite showing on her face, but if it wasn't for her full jacket, the LEDs on her back would be easily visible pulsing a bit, and her metal arm felt...jittery. She internally made a note to see if she could configure cybernetics to not fall prey to nervous tics or subconscious tells, especially if this landed her in hot water. Shira had dealt with internal affairs and intelligence twice before, the worst experience being just after her accident. Having to re-live and re-experience those events, over and over again, on some uncaring spook's whim from her hospital bed was particularly humiliating. Even if they were just doing their job, Shira still harbored plenty of disdain for the suits from back then.<br/><br/>"Well, let's just get this over with, then. They'll be here any moment." Shira took a deep breath, and regained her composure, her face going blank and her voice leveling. They'd found it on the mech the next morning. The pilot found it, and it had stayed in a vacuum-sealed clear case in the office of Dr. Brigandy until now. Neither of them had any idea what it was, and it had been reported up the chain of command - corporate and government both - that same morning. Easy.<br/><br/>The elevator door slid open, and four men stepped out. Two were visibly armed and armored, the other two not visibly armed and wearing the trademark simple black suits. Their faces were unremarkable, easy to forget. The group walked directly towards Shira and Kaz, and stopped a few feet away. One of the two in suits, bald with brown eyes, stepped forward.<br/><br/>"Mr. Markin and Dr. Brigandy, I'm from Internal Affairs." His voice was totally monotone, giving away nothing of his intentions nor his mood. His eyes and expression were the same. "It's been reported that a piece of debris was found this morning during a maintenance check. You are not being accused of a crime, nor are we here to arrest you. We are here to escort you to a meeting room where this will be discussed further. The debris in question?"<br/><br/>Shira held the clear case with the piece of metal towards him, and the other suited agent took it from her. They had only asked for the object, so she didn't bother saying anything. If they wanted more info, she'd hand it over. Their words were clear and polite, but Shira had zero doubts as to the implied threat. They'd go with them, no other options were allowed.<br/><br/>"Thank you. Follow me, please." Agent Russel began walking ahead of them, flanked by one armed guard. The other agent, carrying the clear case, motioned for Kaz and Shira to move, seemingly intending on walking beside them. The second armed guard simply moved behind them, as if to say<i>get a move on</i>. Shira complied.