"Nigel." Ashley said as she stopped, her body recoiled back slightly as if to strike.

"Ashley." Nigel said, mimicking her motion. "I see you still got the promotion."

"And I see you still have Nina's body." She said, an edge in her voice.

"Of course I do, but you know that already. That machine still has not been fixed. I wonder why."

"And I wonder why you were still promoted despite the incident." Strange, no?"

"Ashley, I wonder the same thing about you. The same thing."

The both looked at each other a moment more, and, like some strange ritual, they broke off, each going their separate ways.

As this was going on, a receptionist at the hotel they were both staying at for the conference just shook her head. She hated when business conferences were in town, and this was already much stranger than most!