Adam continued aloud, “We were improving your species. You are warlike and contentious, and your average intelligence is much lower than it could be...” He shuddered, “And your shape and appearance is offensive. Our improvements would make it easier for your species to associate with our superior civilization.”“So you changed a few of us and killed off the rest,” Mishka’s sarcasm was evident even to these bigoted, self-righteous creatures.“No, nothing like that,” Adam protested. “We were. Putting them together was someone else's problem.I drove the truck about an hour and pulled into a highway parking lot. It was on a busier road than we usually used for a dead drop. I opened the heavy metal door with the key I had recovered from under a roadside trash can about half a mile down the road. It was a typical security precaution for a dead drop.When I opened the door I was more than a little surprised. The load was not Witch's Brew. It was briefcase probably filled with hard drugs.. Mona chup chap baithi thi. Kabhi kabhi tirchhi nazar se meri aur dekh leti thi. Is liye maine mona se puchha “mona, muje lagta hai tum kisi ladke se pyar karti ho ye mera observation hai kya ye sach hai?” To hasne lagi aur boli “apko aisa kyu laga main collage time per jati hun collage se time per ghar aa jati hun meri colaage girls collage hai to collage me bhi koi ladka nahi hai.” Maine kaha “aisa nahi tum kisi ko pasand karti ho per use tumne kaha nahi hai.” To boli “kya aap bhi kaunsi baat. Across the street to the left was a large museum and across the street to the right was the couple's hotel. They choose it for its central location and that certainly was coming in handy now.Mark and Mia walked through the near-empty lobby of their hotel, nodding to a bored front desk attendant. As they left the building they were immediately met with a strong wind blowing from out to sea. A storm was coming in, but had not reached the city. There was a chill to the wind, but not quite enough.