Varian heard the ping of his own email and ignored it, Derian would check it for him and alert him if it was important enough for him to pay attention to it. He kept on reading and ignoring the rest of the world as he was want to do. Silence fell deep around him. The noise around becoming nothing but a shadow he never heard. He didn't even notice the female sitting next to him.<br/><br/>He certainly didn't hear the voice speaking at the front of the next door leading into the conference room. At least not until Derian put his hand on his shoulder and drew his attention to the man. Varian looked to Derian and nodded understanding that the meeting would be beginning without words. It was the only reason Derian would disrupt his reading. He closed the ebook reader set it back in his backpack and threw one strap over his shoulder. Leaving the empty coffee cup on the table. He took his untouched food and followed Derian into the conference room.<br/><br/>Derian paused long enough to grab two cans of coke from the mini-bar next to the door as they passed it. Varian sat down at the conference table ignoring everyone around him. He never really could pay attention to others in hsi vecinity. It just wasn't something that Varian havd ever been good at. He didn't care enough about anything except his research. The very reason he was here. Derian set the drink down and sat next to Varian drinking slowly. Varian poped the top off the can and drank watching the man who had asked them all to convene in silence, wishing they would start already before he got distracted by something else. His food still sat untouched on the table on it's little napkin he figured he might eat something while he waited. He picked up a small sandwich and took a bite.