Chapter Three – Off to a Bad Start
BACK HOME, IN CARRIE’S kitchen, she hoisted her Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer’s handbag higher on her shoulder.
“Now you’re sure you’ve got everything?” asked Dave.
“Of course I’ve got everything.” She silently wished her friend would stop being so bossy, though, in truth, the prospect of travelling to Dandrobia didn’t seem as enticing as it had while Errruorerrrrrhch was explaining the assignment. “This is all I have to take, you know that. So you’re going to look after Toodles and Rogue for me?”
“They don’t need looking after. You’ll be back only a minute or two after you leave.”
“I mean, just in case...I don’t come back.”
“Don’t be silly. Of course you’ll come back. It’s only a meeting, Carrie.”
She nodded. He was
