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“You think us dumb, Luvian?” a booming male voice reached her ears in that very moment, making her cease her nervous feet-tapping. “Of course we’ll check every single room aboard!”
“Particularly since sleeping quarters are where the most curious finds are made,” added another male voice that sounded like it belonged to a very big person.
Booming laughter followed that statement. “Uh-huh, you’ll never believe the stuff we uncover,” a third male voice tuned in. “Interspecies holoporn, claiming toys, illicit camera feeds showing the changing rooms of female spaceball teams… Hehehe, the last one was my favorite.”
“Mine two!” the second voice announced with excitement. “And those findings were just the tip of the meteorite.”
“Focus now,” the first cop interfered. “Hab, check the cleansing unit. Sab, check the nest.”
Uh-oh. Emilia placed a hand over her mouth to make sure she didn’t involuntarily make a sound.
A second later, an angry squawk sounded from right over her head, startling her.
What the hell is that?
“But Fab,” cop number two whined, “why should I inspect the nest? Can’t Hab do it?”
“You afraid of a teeny-weeny rabbisaurus, Sab? Check. The. Nest. Now.”
More squawking followed, but this time Emilia knew who was producing it and felt relieved at the sound. For a dog-cat-bunny look-alike, Cubbie sure sounded a lot like a big bird.
“Fab, I think it’s going to bite me!”
“I wouldn’t move any closer to my pet if I were you.”
Dar!His voice alone made Emilia feel safer, even though the danger of being discovered was bigger than ever.
“Cubbie is very aggressive when his sleep has been disturbed,” Dar added, making her grin.
“Fab…”
“Argh! Must I do everything myself! Sab, keep an eye on the Luvian.”
“Is this really necessary?” from Dar. “We’re colleagues, for the Three’s sake.”
“We’re not,” Fab all but growled. “Freelancing is for greedy, cowardly cunts.”
Woah there.Who does this prick think he is?
“Uh-huh!” Sab chimed in. “No police officer worth his beard would leave the public service just so he could make more credits.”
Right. Like dirty cops don’t exist in the public sector.
As though in confirmation of Emilia’s bad opinion of the cop trio, the next thing she heard was a zapping sound. The insistent squawking above her abruptly stopped.
Cubbie!
“Cubbie!” Dar growled. “What did you do that for?!”
“I only stunned the pet, calm down, Luvian. And stay where you are!”
“I simply wish to pick him up, for the Three’s sake! Get the pulser out of my face, Nibiruan.”
“Stay put, or I’ll stun you too!”
God. Things outside were escalating, and fast. As much as Emilia wanted the cops to pay for firing at Cubbie, she prayed Dar would keep his cool. Or they were all screwed.
“Fine. Fine,” Dar said calmly. “There’s no need for excessive use of force.”
