Brother Termite
Brother Termite
“He was awake but couldn’t move. He couldn’t see. He tussled frantically until he remembered that he was wrapped in Jeff Womack’s sheet. “–back to Michigan!” Tali was shouting. Oomal’s reply was calm, but Reen could hear the anger in his voice like the throbbing bass note in a musical chord. “Order the other Cousins if you can, Tali. By law I don’t have to listen to your shit.” Reen flipped the sheet from his head and wriggled his way out of the tangle. Tali and Oomal were standing in the doorway, the other Gerber executives watching, their empty, makeshift cocoons littering the floor. Radalt smiled down at Reen. “Oh, hi. You awake? Want a bath?” he asked pleasantly. “We filled the tub with tannic water and set a fresh uniform out for you.” Tali’s fury shifted from Oomal to Radalt. “You speak to the air! There is no one there! No one!” It looked as though Radalt was longing to make some snappy rejoinder but couldn’t quite work up the courage. Zoor bent and started picking up sheets.
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