The door opened and closed instantaneously, transporting the occupant of the ship into the Rift in a flash of golden red light. She blinked a moment in the darkness, realizing the obvious. ‘Ahh,.. excellent. He’s sleeping.’ She blinked again, then stared ahead into the darkness. ‘Hmm,…’ The visitor stepped forward cautiously, hands held in front of her to feel for the door.
She had gotten through the door and mostly into the living room when her foot hit something hard, then caught in fabric. With a gasp of surprise, she fell forward and landed directly on top of Lexx. He jumped at the sudden weight, but was groggy from being asleep. “Hrm?!” He thought he was dreaming as he raised his hands, groping out of reaction to know what had landed on him. One of the dice? No, the form was very humanoid and squirming in an effort to get up. “Chel?!” What would Chel be doing out here?
The visitor managed to push herself up, scowling in the darkness and biting her tongue to keep from speaking aloud yet. ‘What kind of an idiot sleeps in the middle of a liv-‘ She cut off in a startled screech of protest as hands unknowingly landed on her chest.
It wasn’t Chel. The voice and the smell were all wrong, very different. Who was it?! It was a female, but not Claudia. Another sneaky Premium customer was all Lexx could think as he sputtered and withdrew his hands in disgust. The thought of touching someone like that was horrifying. “You’re not,.. Deuce! Who are you?!” It was unheard of for Premium customers to not at least introduce themselves. This was completely against proper protocols.
