“Why did she send you?” he asked.
She was honest.
“Right now, she’s on the phone with the president, and she’s handling the Von situation. While she wanted to tell you, she couldn’t swing the moment to call. On top of that, I’m trying to get her to sleep. Would now be a bad time to ask to be corporal so I can knock her out?”
They stared at her.
And not a word was said.
With good reason.
“Clearly, it is,” she said. “Anyway, she’s tired, and running on steam.”
Well, no surprise there.
“Consider yourself updated as to there being new information that you need to go over,” MATE said. “My mother did say call her if you have questions.”
Oh, well, they would.
“I’m going to call her about her stunt with the media,” Ivan stated. “Warn her that it’s coming, and that her ass is grass!”
MATE said nothing regarding that.
“If you’re done, Toadstool, I need to go back to keep her company.”
He rolled his eyes.
But he was curious.
“Where are they heading?” he asked, hoping MATE would tell him.
Once more, she made that sound like the search was hitting a wall.
“Damn,” he said. “She cock-blocked us with MATE now, too. One of you needs to spank her or talk to Chris. I’m done with this bullshittery.”
The computer chortled.
“Nah, I can tell you. I’m not blocked. I just don’t want to because it annoys you, Toady. See you later, bitches,” she stated, popping out of there.
Ivan pointed.
“I HATE THAT TOO.”
Tony just laughed.
“I think she’s fun,” he stated. “MATE keeps us on our toes.”
Before Ivan could kill him, Ethan saved his life by changing the subject.
“What were we discussing before everyone began plotting out murders?” he asked. “Oh, I remember. Anything on the bodies of the already dead people?”
Tony shook his head.
“Like I was saying, I only have facial scans. I need the skulls to do the dentals. I can tell by what I saw that they were safe from the elements.”
That meant one thing.
“So, they were buried?” he asked.
