She takes a deep breath, quiet for a moment. "You're right. This is just busywork, mostly. And you can help with something."

She puts her goggles and mask back, grabs a very small aluminum container, about the size of a matchbox, then takes her silver knife off of the table and hands it to Claudius. She puts the container in a pocket of her coat and then scoops up the water bottles from the floor.

"Let's go outside. Less distance to cover."