"Want to hover?" Trevor asked.

     "Let's save that little trick for later," Niki replied. "Let's let everyone think we're earthbound for now."

     "Who's everyone? I don't see anyone."

     "The people who put these structures up. Homes, maybe."

     "Which means?" Trevor assessed the wounds he'd already taken as they continued along.

     "It means they think they have something to defend. They're not necessarily merely predators."

     "Anyone's a predator, Niki, given the right..." 

​     "Trevor! I know that! Stop contradicting me. You know what I'm saying. Look friendly. Look vulnerable. Look a little lost."

​     "That last one won't be hard."

CONTINUE