She's using an implanted in-ear phone - I doubt he'd hear anything, and if he did it'd be muffled machiny sounds: I'm sure she could claim some lab nearby.
After this,should there be a story arc that's loosely based on the classic film of the silent era,Metropolis?
I'm NOT even sure if the author has ever seen that film,or any other silent films,or familiar with German Expressionism,the films of Fritz Lang or even Fritz Lang himself.
Imagine Adam Conroy's assistant has the name of Josaphat? Or Savunn works along an intern named Gregory whose employee number is 11811?
Lord Industries hires a former Conroy Tech employee named Rotwang(!!) He creates a Maschinenmensch(machine-being) in the likeness of Fusion?!?