Mouse raps smartly on the door to Dani's room. "Rise an' shine, sugar," she calls. "An' better eat yerself a hearty breakfast, 'cause we're testin' today."

After having given Turbo a very thorough search for weapons or other devices, and satisfying herself that Turbo's got nothing with which to drop a nasty surprise on the Mainframers, Mouse orders the CPU binomes accompanying her to put the Prime Guardian in a convenient cell. "There," she says as the door closes. "That should hold ya ( Read more... )

Mouse thought it would be best to approach Dot at Milliways, rather than in Mainframe, where she could be (and frequently was) called away every five nanos. Here, Mouse would get to make her pitch without risk of interruption. So she's been waiting here until Dot comes in ( Read more... )