|
aying your wages?
Kindly leave the room."
They recognized a direct order when they heard one. The door closed behind
them, making a soundproof seal.
"That guy has a very big carrot up his arse" Josie said to Alice. Alice
quietly agreed, and joined Rio's friend in regarding the corridor.
Newt, always the quick one, noticed the pulsing Red "APPROACH HELD" light
appear before Ripley did.
"Ripley, what does this mean?", Rio Kitajima asked.
"Someones held us up." Rio Kitajima frowned, unable to think of any reason to do so.
There wasn't any emergency nearby, and no other ship within a thousand
kilometers.
Static crackled for a moment as a comm screen activated on reception of the
incoming signal. Blackness, then the face swung into view.
Now what?
"Ripley...." he recognized her. She'd never seen him before. "Do you or any
of the other three have a.... medical condition?"
"Is that why you stopped us?" Rio Kitajima looked incredulous. "Thats for
Customs..."
"Just answer the question, thank you."
Wha
|
