"Well, actually I told them that I dripped over my own feet, went headfirst into the surf, and you came over to make sure I wasn't drowning," Bertie said. "It seemed more believable that way."
They reached his floor, which looked exactly like all the other floors except for there being slightly more computers. Archiving was a serious business.
Mitchell, one of Bertie's coworkers, did a double-take upon seeing them. "Hey, Bert. Who's this?"