i like this book 'cos it's got lots of pictures to go with the words. still not as good as the v.p.d. instruction manual, though.

the who what?

attorney? what are you, a bajillion? we haven't had those since, like, the seventeenth century or whatever!

. . . ma'am, have YOU ever been in a house?

look i'm just saying we stopped needing stuff like houses a LONG time ago!!!

( laughing. ) what kind of question is that?

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . . ye-e-e-e-essssss . . . ?

why is everyone asking me if i've been in a house before?

it's 'cos the uniform is *way* cooler. gotta 'rep my team!

( he did not understand any of that. and reader, neither did i. amir blinks blankly. )

. . . yeah, that's why i'm wearing the uniform?

you're telling *me* that?

i think cassie van blair's the strongest though. look at her muscles!

. . . zorah quinn?

amir mistry?

the doctor?

( nodding vaguely. ) haha, yeah, that's *crazy* . . .

( widening eyes for emphasis. moving his hair out of his face, looking around for a free seat. )

wh-- ma'am! excuse me! ma'am! you dropped your bag! ma'am! hey! ma'am! excuse me! ma'am!!!

. . .

was it something i said?

you said it!

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woah . . . a celebrity . . .

( realizing he's still carrying her. ) oh! aw, geez, sorry! i'll put you down.

*california*? wow. we're way off. i don't remember california being this dry.

nope. i'm from vancouver. what about you, ma'am? you don't *sound* californian...

what's that?

*me*? aw, geez, i wish. i'm police constable amir mistry, v.p.d.

yeah! i loooooove nuts. and i loooooove chocolate. so put 'em together, and . . . yum!

oh, i'm a snickers guy myself.

phew! ( carrying her in his arms. smiling down at her. )

that was *close*, huh?

okay, i'm just gonna . . . pulllllll!

don't worry ma'am, i'll get you out!

his hair a mess, trying to get the shirt to fit. a little tight around his chest, but he strains to button it up. " is it? " smiling. " yeah, i guess it is. thank my mom. or, uh, " doing his best 'british' accent: " mummy! is that how you do it? right? "

double thumbs up from amir. he grins. " eff yeah! "

scurrying to put the suit on. " but, uh, if the world ends, i feel like . . . y'know, it's kinda . . . beyond me? like, y'know? "

oh, definitely not! but, y'know, it's the space mob, so . . . . . . .