“I… was trying to figure out what I saw.”
K raised his standard-issue pistol. The Veloxi laughed, a sound like breaking glass. “You’ll kill the human, Agent. The containment field is resonant. Shoot me, and she shatters.” Men In Black
Leo blinked. His phone was in his hand, camera app open, thumb hovering over ‘upload.’ “I… was trying to figure out what I saw
The mission went sideways in a Flushing basement that wasn’t on any map. Leo and K found Elara suspended in a column of amber light, her eyes wide but unseeing. The Veloxi—a seven-foot mantis-thing with too many joints—stood over her, its mandibles clicking in a frequency that made Leo’s teeth ache. camera app open
K raised an eyebrow. “Go on.”