Eleven Minutes

You're eight minutes early, which around here counts as on time. The horn hasn't gone yet. Denny is at the whiteboard, adding a number under yesterday's.

You're on Press 4, stamping housings. The interlock guard is meant to drop fully closed before the ram cycles — but it sticks about a third of the way, and closing it all the way takes a hard shove and eleven extra seconds a cycle.

She says it like she's telling you where the bathroom is.