The voice came from behind the nearest equipment housing.
“Two of us,” it said. “One pinned. Please don’t move the panel yet.”
Tessa stopped at the doorway. “We’re a response group. What’s your name?”
“Edda. My coworker is Remy. His leg is under the panel.”
Kellan checked the route between the doorway and the alcove. A cable crossed the floor and entered a conduit beneath the central display. Another ran along the wall to the three housings. He could see no obvious movement in the ceiling, but a crack above the alcove had opened around a mounting bracket.
“Can you reach them without crossing the cable?” Sera asked.
“Along the wall. We need to keep clear of the bracket.”
Tessa reported two workers to Bess over the landing telephone. One had a pinned leg; the other could speak and had not described an injury. She asked for the authorized second response team and a compact lifting kit. Bess repeated the count and confirmed that the team was ready above.
