Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

After noonmeal Imogene prattled about the things thethree of them were going to do all the way back to Desa’shouse. She made him wish he hadn’t set the sexual standardsof his universe the way he had. Her personification wasenhanced to the limits of this universe’s advanced biologicalscience in three-d reality.“I hope you remember not to tell anyone about my visits.”“You didn’t know Tellow was a crewman?”“That cook? I thought he was one of your cherubs.”“He’s none I’ve got a panel for,” Alan said. “I don’t knowwho’s behind him either."“Oh great,” Imogene said, the surprise causing her torevert to her duty-hours personification. The contrast was justtoo great and Alan involuntarily recoiled like he was suddenlywalking with a dead hyena, but in less than a second shepulled herself together and re-generated the personificationshe was using here.They were at the door to Desa’s house by now. He openedit and ducked in, they followed. As soon as he came inside, hesaw there was a message on his eye. He went to it quickly,saw it was from Ava. He quickly deleted it as Imogene andher cherub looked around the room. They looked to him as hefinished.He grinned, “Listen, make yourselves comfortable, I haveto step out just for a minute,” Alan lied. “I just have to remindsomeone that I’m off duty right now.”“Duty shift ended hours ago,” Imogene said.25