Grelock awoke on the floor in a puddle of Clean.

     "Whisper!" he roared. "Whisper, where are you?"

​     No Whisper.

     "What in the hell just happened?" he asked one aspect of Delphi.

     "There's been a telepathic attack," the aspect replied. "We're rectifying matters even as we speak."

​     "My Whisper's gone! Where is my Whisper?"

​     "I'm afraid she left the chamber. She is no longer available."

     Grelock could not possibly have heard worse news.

​     "I never even entered her!" he exploded. "I haven't climaxed yet!" He'd liked that Whisper, too. "How long will it take for another Whisper to be made?"

     "An hour, I'm afraid."

     "Far too long. My visit's ruined, and it's all because of you!"

​     "I humble myself before you."

     "I'm returning to my starbase immediately! I will never forget this outrage! And if you think I will pay a single micro-cred for this visit, then you are sadly mistaken!"

     "Until the sun..."

     "Return me to my body!"

     "There once..."

​     "Now!"

CONTINUE