The thud of a fallen body is a promising sound, and in the darkness Telrim's mouth flickers upward at the edges. All her attention is turned on the stairwell now. By this time the other guard is nearly down the steps, liable to find the flipped breakers at any moment. It seems he does hear something as his colleague falls: there's a muffled (but not worried) call of "Hey, Bobby?" from the other side of the door.

The Controller takes advantage of his moment's unwariness: she shoves the door open, Dracon beam readied. Before he twigs it's not his friend there, she snaps off a shot. There's a flash of orange light from her weapon, a sound like a high, soft 'tsew!' and it catches him across the chest. He crumples back onto the steps, and Telrim peers at him a moment before deciding he's still breathing, then steps into the stairwell, peering upward for any more employees.

"Looks like we're clear," she says in a low voice.