Igms Issue 4
“Probably that bloody social services woman again, wanting to drag him along to a Seniors' Sing-Along or some such witless nonsense. Couldn't she get it into her thick head that people came to a retirement village for a bit of peace and quiet? He yanked his door open, ready to give her a good earful. And stopped. It wasn't her at all; it was one of them alien interviewers, looking twice as ugly in real life as they did on the television. Still, he'd seen worse. He wasn't scared at all, not like ...some folks. "Morning," he said, because Ruth had always insisted on being polite to strangers. "We may talk please, random human," it said, each word in a different voice. He snorted. "Me? I've never done anything you fellas would be interested in. And I'm busy. This place is chockfull of silly old fools with nothing better to do than gossip all day -- go interview one of them." That got a reaction, not from the alien but from the other residents, watching through their half-open doors and lace curtains.MoreLess
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