A break (Eleni/Max)
Another new planet, only this one had technology that was advanced even for her. The aliens had left a key in her room that led to an entire workshop of her own. Eleni didn't know what to make of it, but it seemed as though they wanted her to have the means to finish her suit. She really didn't know what that meant, but she'd disappeared into that lab for the first week on the new planet and had gotten to work. Isaac wasn't in her phone list which meant that this was the second planet he was missing from. The prospect of losing her brother hurt enough that it was just easier to bury herself in her work. Even if she knew that she had a guy out there who probably would like to see her. She'd emerge eventually and find him. She would.
She had maybe another two days' work left when she finally tore herself away from the suit. She hated to leave it when she was this close, but she really did need to shower, get something to eat, and find Max. She certainly hadn't meant to let this much time pass, but she had her dad's 'gift' for getting wrapped up in projects and forgetting about everything and everyone else in her focus.
She hadn't had much time out on the streets to get a feel for this place, but it was spotless. There wasn't a hint of graffiti or even the noise that was usually found in cities. Even the locals seemed... cowed, somehow. They didn't make eye contact and there was no one catcalling women or muscling others out of the way for cabs. It set her on edge a bit, and she was still that way when she made it back to the hotel that seemed to be housing everyone. She pulled out her phone and sent a text message to Max: Are you around?
Simple, but she didn't want to come across as overly clingy or demanding. Whatever was going on with them was still very new and would probably continue to be strange considering that everything about this alien abduction and the planets they kept landing on was strange.