Alien Diplomacy (2012)
“I couldn’t blame her.
I was thinking, too, of course. So I kept on talking. “So, Caro, didn’t it seem weird to you that Pete has an odd accent?”
“No. He sounds like everyone else from Paraguay.” She jerked. “Wait a minute, how did you know he had an accent?”
“Well, I could say I guessed, but I’ve actually met him. And we didn’t get that picture from Esteban Cantu. We got it from Nurse Carter here.”
Caroline looked at her. “I’ve never seen her before. How did she get our picture?”
“Doctor Rijos ...had it in his file,” Nurse Carter said. “I put it in my purse. The Dingo did not search us.”
“We don’t have a Doctor Rijos attached to our mission,” Caroline said.
“Nope, you probably don’t.” I looked at Michael. “Be prepared. She’s normally fairly cool under pressure but…”
He nodded. “Happy to help.” I was sure he was. Michael was clearly doing his best to stake his claim on Caroline early.
“What are you expecting me to freak about, Kit-Kat?MoreLess
I was thinking, too, of course. So I kept on talking. “So, Caro, didn’t it seem weird to you that Pete has an odd accent?”
“No. He sounds like everyone else from Paraguay.” She jerked. “Wait a minute, how did you know he had an accent?”
“Well, I could say I guessed, but I’ve actually met him. And we didn’t get that picture from Esteban Cantu. We got it from Nurse Carter here.”
Caroline looked at her. “I’ve never seen her before. How did she get our picture?”
“Doctor Rijos ...had it in his file,” Nurse Carter said. “I put it in my purse. The Dingo did not search us.”
“We don’t have a Doctor Rijos attached to our mission,” Caroline said.
“Nope, you probably don’t.” I looked at Michael. “Be prepared. She’s normally fairly cool under pressure but…”
He nodded. “Happy to help.” I was sure he was. Michael was clearly doing his best to stake his claim on Caroline early.
“What are you expecting me to freak about, Kit-Kat?MoreLess
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