365 Days of Drabbles, Day 208 + 209

For avanti_90: “An international convention of mad scientists”

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“Igor! Hey buddy! Long time no see!”

“LAdy IrOnhAnd, it's gOOd to sEE you. HoW ArE thE kIds?”

“Oh, they're doing great, let me get you a drink.”

“ThAt WouLD bE mOst.... Harruumph! Ah, that clears the old throat. Thank you.”

“No worries. So where's Dr. Schematic?”

“In the Mind Transfer seminar. He's debating either possessing a new body or doing the old Brain in a Jar deal.”

“Oh, yuck,”

“I know, it's just sad really. Where's Empress Nefaria?”

“Boss Lady is shmoozing at Know Your Nemesis in the Chesapeake Room. She's got Captain Paragon mind controlled right now and is showing him off.”

“Which explains why you're here. I'm sorry.”

“Don't sweat it. She'll be giving me a salary raise when he breaks free of it and starts trashing the base. Again.”

“Heh. That's what I admire about you, milady. You're always looking ahead.”

“Well somebody has to. What about you? If Schematic does Brain in a Jar you know he's only going to get crankier.”

“I know. I'll be parading nubile hostages in front of him within a year after the regrets kick in.”

Shadow of Her Sins, Chapter Five (cont)

The main part of this is a re-working of my vignette "The Pod" with a large addition at the end.

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Still feeling a bit out of sorts from her conversation with Longwalk, Ali delayed returning to Lady Salli by diverting to the colony's general store. While she took most of her meals with Salli, she kept some comfort food supplies in the small autokitchen in her quarters, in case the need for late night snacking occurred.

“Can I show you something?” Lu asked, approaching Ali just as she was exiting the store, bags in paw, rain spattering her coat.

“I’m not supposed to be talking to you, remember?” she told the patroller.

“This isn’t about your case,” he said, lengthening his stride to keep up with her as she turned and began pacing down the street. “Well it is, sort of, but not directly.”

“Go talk to Lady Salli then,” she replied.

“Ali, please,” he said, making a tentative grab for her sleeve before thinking better of it and drawing his paw back. “I just want to show you something. It won’t take five minutes and then you can tell me to fragg off.”

( She's going to wish she'd said that in the first place )