Heat
“He picked up the tuning controller for the tee-vee and changed the channel from his law program to the media feeds. By the time Daria came down into the front room with wet towels on her hip, he was leaning back and looking as though he had been watching the news for hours.
She paused at the side of the sofa to glare at the screen. Humans were taking turns solemnly informing viewers of a brutal double murder in a place called Fever Falls. No one was saying exactly how the two had died, but an i...mage showing one of the bodies being removed caught Tagen’s interest. The body was covered, but there was a red stain on the litter by which it was carried indicating injury to the back of the head. Tagen flexed his claws thoughtfully.
“Anything?” Daria asked.
“Mm.” The media feed changed to a briefing on Earth’s civil war, and Tagen turned all his attention to Daria. “Is it possible to find more images?” he asked. “I would like to see the bodies.”
“I can look,” she said, but she seemed doubtful.MoreLess
She paused at the side of the sofa to glare at the screen. Humans were taking turns solemnly informing viewers of a brutal double murder in a place called Fever Falls. No one was saying exactly how the two had died, but an i...mage showing one of the bodies being removed caught Tagen’s interest. The body was covered, but there was a red stain on the litter by which it was carried indicating injury to the back of the head. Tagen flexed his claws thoughtfully.
“Anything?” Daria asked.
“Mm.” The media feed changed to a briefing on Earth’s civil war, and Tagen turned all his attention to Daria. “Is it possible to find more images?” he asked. “I would like to see the bodies.”
“I can look,” she said, but she seemed doubtful.MoreLess
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