A Passage of Stars
“Bach floated along just out of arm’s reach above her. As she walked, she knew she recognized the station ident.
Three officers, along with the sergeant, brought her into the precinct office and led her up to the booking desk.
“This is Remote, isn’t it?” asked Lily, putting both palms on the opaque counter.
“Where’d you think it was? Central?” said one of the men as he went behind the desk and sat down at a terminal. Several of the others laughed.
“Hush it.” The sergeant motioned to Lily to step... back. “Where did you think you were?” she asked, favoring Lily with a hard but not unsympathetic eye.
“Dairy,” said Lily. “I can’t understand—”
“Got a match,” said the man at the terminal. “Bless my stars—” He looked up at the assembled black-and-gray tunics before him, grinning. “We’ve caught us a Saress.”
“Hoo.”
“My, my.”
“Let’s have a closer look, then.”
“I said hush it.” They all fell silent. “Now.” The sergeant nodded to the seated man.MoreLess
Three officers, along with the sergeant, brought her into the precinct office and led her up to the booking desk.
“This is Remote, isn’t it?” asked Lily, putting both palms on the opaque counter.
“Where’d you think it was? Central?” said one of the men as he went behind the desk and sat down at a terminal. Several of the others laughed.
“Hush it.” The sergeant motioned to Lily to step... back. “Where did you think you were?” she asked, favoring Lily with a hard but not unsympathetic eye.
“Dairy,” said Lily. “I can’t understand—”
“Got a match,” said the man at the terminal. “Bless my stars—” He looked up at the assembled black-and-gray tunics before him, grinning. “We’ve caught us a Saress.”
“Hoo.”
“My, my.”
“Let’s have a closer look, then.”
“I said hush it.” They all fell silent. “Now.” The sergeant nodded to the seated man.MoreLess
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