Her error lies in the assumption that scientists and engineers sleep. That's why god made coffee after all, and eventually Gordon finds himself wandering the halls of the basement in time to hear...

What sounds like a very loud, foul-mouthed and destructive MOUSE, in the machine shop.

"Hmnh?"

The fact that she was yelling in fully articulate speech proves she wasn't a monster, so. That was good. He didn't need to get the rocket launcher again. Furthermore judging from her profanity, whoever it was had to be an engineer. That one was harder to explain, but... somehow you can just TELL. So enter a drowsy scientist, dressed in faded sweats and a SMASH ACADEMICS t-shirt, armed with a cup of coffee.

"Who is that? Hello?"