08-31-2018, 01:19 PM
“Monster squad,” the psych profiler had said, as if there were some doubt as to Lih’s knowledge. Her voice was surprisingly soft and amiable, and there was the rumor of a smile on her lips.
Lih felt a little easier immediately. He didn’t want to show fear in front of the Doctor; Costa would never let him live it down.
He nodded and smiled back.
“You’ve read the reports, Doctor. Mine, and that of my fellow officers. I cannot imagine telling you any detail you don’t already know.”
Of course, there were things Lih had left unsaid in his report…
The smile disappeared from his face.
His mouth went dry and cotton-y. He tried to remember his breathing.
“Do you know what they are? These cannibals?” Lih asked.
Lih felt a little easier immediately. He didn’t want to show fear in front of the Doctor; Costa would never let him live it down.
He nodded and smiled back.
“You’ve read the reports, Doctor. Mine, and that of my fellow officers. I cannot imagine telling you any detail you don’t already know.”
Of course, there were things Lih had left unsaid in his report…
The smile disappeared from his face.
His mouth went dry and cotton-y. He tried to remember his breathing.
“Do you know what they are? These cannibals?” Lih asked.
Viktor Lih
Officer of CCDPD
Officer of CCDPD