Felix had imagined the interruption happening near the end.
He had not written that expectation anywhere. The invitation offered three permitted actions: stop a reference, withhold a new transfer, or remove the designated replaceable connection under the keeper’s supervision. The limits protected the operators and the rest of the workshop. They did not protect his explanation from an awkward beginning.
A skeptical delegate studied the sequence card.
“Here,” he said, tapping the preparation interval.
Felix looked at the point.
“Before the handoff?”
“A transfer has been accepted. Part of the reserve is committed. May I interrupt then?”
The agreeable answer hovered in Felix’s mouth beside a request to wait until the demonstration became easier to follow.
