.. the ... carpet,” I said with the sudden inspiration.Patty clearly thought I was joking, but I threw myself out of the chair and was feeling along...the carpet. “This isn’t one piece!” I said excitedly. “A few years ago he wanted to renovate the office and put in carpet tiles. If one of them is loose, there might be something hidden under it.”“That’s pretty far-fetched, isn’t it?” she asked dryly as she watched me crawl across the carpet, tugging at the fibers every foot or so. I stared at the. “Captain, we are being hailed by the local officials.”“Shaka keep going. Elfi put them on.”A Farnok sans clothing appeared on the viewer.“Visitors, please hear our plea. We do not know what is happening. Our leading scientists think that this world might be doomed. We do not have enough ships to evacuate even a small portion. You are of a civilization with more advanced technology, can you help? Or at least help us evacuate as many children as possible?”I wanted to tell him that he should ask. After this the helper got up and said he wanted to piss and went out. Even the owner and driver too wanted to have a smoke and asked me to come out with them…I agreed and went to take my clothes but they objected and told its not needed as its already 2.30 in the night and pitch dark outside with no one at all except them. So I anyways didn mind much as I liked staying naked in the open. They just wore their lungi and came out with me. As soon as I came out the cool winds just pinched my nude. The next morning I beat them all out of bed, by a long shot. I know it isn't a lot to brag about, especially since they didn't realize there was a contest, but still. I had to go over my map again. I wised up this time and asked the map to show me only vehicles that could be used as residences and I specified that they should be currently unoccupied.I got more than I bargained for again. Somehow the difference between searching for what I wanted and just looking around let me see maybe half a.