[sylvanSpider]

Benjamin listened carefully as she spoke on her handheld phone, still amazed at the sudden jump in technology. And they said that his time was an innovative time! They had nothing on the 2000's. He now had the times of when others would be visiting. Things would be more difficult now, as his timing had to be more precise with the possibility of only the one person noticing. The electrician and the roofer he had no hope for, but his home's occupant gave him all the hope he needed to continue.

He watched her, following her every step until finally she set a stack of dishes on the counter. He saw his chance, and using some of the borrowed energy, he knocked the top of the plate off the counter.