Literature
Closed Accounts Chapter 40
40. Something Not Quite Universal
"How is the invention coming, asparagus?" The cool voice startled Archibald, and he turned, seeing, to his surprise, that the metal barrier he had been encased behind for countless hours had disappeared and that he was staring at the room beyond. Astar was striding toward him confidently, looking somewhat pleased. She was flanked, as always, by her security guard and her secretary, while Ahket followed slightly behind. She stopped a short distance away from him, near a tall pole, and grazed a paw lightly through the air with a curious screeching sound. Archibald realized, then, that the walls of his pr