There was silence for a time …
She smiled when a couple of guys in back laughed …
"Everything you've heard is true … "
It was total chaos in there …
“ … For sure, there's a hierarchy …”
She saw them from a distance …
"This is not comforting," she stated eventually …
"You are such a baby," his friend replied …
Beth handled the fabric carefully (with special gloves) …
"They think we might have brain worms," Lt. Nguyen said …
"We met after angry phases," Thompson said …
He stared at her, dumbfounded …
He was none too keen about being locked in a cargo hold …
… there were smirks all 'round …
"I have come to help YOU," he said lightly …
Three of the six raised their hand …
They had picked the day at random …
She smiled a gushy grin as he left …
"Wow, this is an incredible thing … “
"All things are still possible with a few modifications … “