Valeria
Valeria got the discount before she saw who would pay for it.
The supplier pushed the revised quote across his desk with a pleased expression. Festival orders had filled the week. He wanted the laboratory's confirmation before committing the last suitable transport slot elsewhere.
She checked the material grades, then the dates. Both matched what she had requested. The lower price would let her keep the replacement housings rather than make another repair to the old ones.
For once, the useful answer appeared to be yes.
She checked the housings against the short list she'd brought from the bench. The damaged pieces had already cost them time. Replacing them would mean fewer pauses to inspect a repair before beginning the work it was meant to support.
The supplier waited while she compared the entries. He had stopped explaining the quality of the material once she began asking about the actual grades.
"Those are the ones you requested," he said.
