The thump of heavy boots can be heard through the chamber at the top of the clocktower, echoing in the yawning space between brick walls and metal gears. Outside, the rain thumps away.
"Y'know, that's the first time I've gotten to see you do that, I think."
THE BUS IS LATE
"Y'know, that's the first time I've gotten to see you do that, I think."