.That sound produced wavy, virbrating hills on the display.SLURPSHLUNKSome sharp spikes."B-best I ... ever had ... unnnnnn..."I recognized that voice ...as belonging to the County Sheriff; just as I suspected.To my right side, there was a plastic enclosure about waist-level, containing several tomato plants on which bloated, green caterpillars were feeding, munching mindlessly on the leaves, and the occasional green tomato. Above them on another screen was a diagram of caterpillar anatomy.. James looked a bit longer into Sloan’s eyes, then smiled and put his right hand on Sloan’s shoulder. ‘I see ye got something tae ye, Sloan. It’s too bad yer father did’ne ha’e it, or he’d be standing here the now. I’m no going tae lie tae ye Fraser, he could’ne take a wee poke of fun at him and he lost his head. Ye can still see the stain on the floor where he was. Ye know where MacLean was sitting, there,’ James pointed both areas out as he spoke, ‘He drew his sword from o’er there and came at. She had accepted a contract for her 'friends' to scare off a local, small-time gang that had started a protection racket in the neighborhood around Danny's store. The shop keepers had tried going the official route, reporting the thugs to the Peace Keepers, but since the Peace Keepers stayed the hell out of that area unless forced to come in, and always in platoon strength, the shopkeepers group felt they had to take matters into their own hands.Kat and Danny had become friends, of a sort. A. Doctor Barton did say to have you call as soon as possible.”“Thanks.”I went through the security door and greeted people as I walked towards the stairs. I never used the elevators, and neither did most of the staff. They were handy for moving things like boxes of paper or other bulky items upstairs, but otherwise, mostly sat unused. They would come in very handy if we ever hired someone who was handicapped, but so far, that hadn’t happened.“Hi,” I said to Elyse when I stopped at her.