C.?’ Again a firm, ‘Yes, Sir!’ ‘Rank?’ ‘Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion XO, Sir!’ ‘An architect, and an officer. Terrance, tha...k you for returning my daughter safe and sound,’ I said turning to my daughter who was beaming with pride, ‘Well, don’t just sit there. Show him the house and the Rec room where he’ll stay for the next few days.’ She took him by the hand and led him on a tour through the house. I quickly fished out my phone and began to rapidly send texts to Jennifer. I told her. I—Honestly Celine, I don’t know how you do it.”“The same way you just did,” I said with a smile, hoping she’d hear it. “I think the department would have gone up in flames without you, Lisa. I’m proud of you for your hard work today.”“Thanks, Celine,” Lisa said, and I could hear her smile too. “Want me to keep you updated today?”“No need,” I said. “I trust that you’ve got this.”“I do.”“I’ll just check the stats periodically. Keep doing what you’re doing.”Wes slid me back onto his lap as I ended. The alien's analogy to a human's voice box produced a sound so high that even Earth dogs would have to strain to hear it. The human wouldn't hear anything, but the human would see the face on the bulbous, leathery head contort as it spoke.The alien's thin body was leaning back in his chair, and he was slowly pushing a slide with four long slender fingers. He was watching a screen intently, and sighed softly when a single light flashed on."The parameters of the signals have been identified,. "I'll give you three guesses as to its nature. One clue, it's neither animal nor vegetable."Lenny giggled delightedly and swung her hips as she approached the peculiar cage with hands tightly over her eyes. "I'll ask you first," she began seriously, "If it has fur."Lenora, the dusky gypsy beauty, let her robe slip to the floor with a soft rustling sound. Something in that gentle sound stirred a new excitement in Lenny's groin."Nope," the gypsy girl crooned, "it sure doesn't have any fur." Would.