Out of the way of the real people is, naturally, doing the difficult work of sorting out the stuff! This means someone else will need to be on mal watching duty, which he doesn't like much because these people are all kind of shit at it, but there's a senior New Yorker nearby who sounds like he'll get plenty protective from that shouting in the hall, so probably it's as safe as it ever is to not be looking out for the monsters that want to eat you.
in which Vernon helps Karen with being a good minion
"Thank Julia and New York for being generous," he corrects gently, but he knows what she means anyway, and gives her a small smile to show it.
but-few-thy-voice
She nods and smiles back. "They seem really nice." And she mostly means that; they are being super helpful, even if she's a little clearer on the fact that Julia is not really uncomplicatedly a friend, now.
She thinks Vernon is probably a friend, though. Maybe. A cynical friend, but hey, that's not disqualifying.
She dives into sorting through the next box of stuff, and this time she goes out of her way to occasionally ask him if he thinks they can do anything spaceship-y with anything promising.
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