The room settled into a quiet rhythm as each of them took their seats. The soft hum of the consoles was the only sound for a few moments until Jessica broke the silence.
"The candidates are getting anxious," she said, glancing at the three of them in front of her. "They expected the next phase of the experiment to start right away. But it's been two days without a follow up. So some of them are starting to get nervous."
Adrien, who sat with one leg crossed over the other, didn't even look up from his screen.
"Just tell them we need more time for them to recover. Their bodies need rest before the next phase begins. That's a fact, not a delay." His voice was calm but firm. The tone of someone who had given this kind of answer many times before.
Jessica nodded in understanding. "Alright. I'll tell them."
Billy now had finished reviewing his set of reports and leaned back and turned toward Erend.
