He looked at me curiously. "It doesn't appeal to you?"
"Going vamp? No thank you. I could never give up the sun, and a life without chocolate is not worth living."
"I would try to persuade you of the virtues of our lifestyle, but given the current situation..." he trailed off.
My eyes narrowed with suspicion. "What do you mean, 'given the current situation'?"
"Surely you remember the crisis I mentioned?"
I held up my tattooed palm. "How could I forget?"
"Good." We walked in silence for a few minutes until we at last reached the end of the long corridor. "Understand that what lies beyond these doors is to be told to no one."
I gulped and nodded my acquiescence.
"See that scanner to the left?" Ross pointed to a small box with a green-and-white checkered grid. "Hold up your right hand to that red light in the center."
I did as he instructed, and gasped as the machine emitted a sharp laser-like pulse into my palm. "You could have warned me!"
Unrepentant, Ross cut in front of me and repeated the process with his own right hand. The door unlocked with a click. "It's the latest in security," Ross said by way of explanation. "This little sensor recognizes the design of our family emblem. It's a step up from your run-of-the-mill handprint reader."
"Going vamp? No thank you. I could never give up the sun, and a life without chocolate is not worth living."
"I would try to persuade you of the virtues of our lifestyle, but given the current situation..." he trailed off.
My eyes narrowed with suspicion. "What do you mean, 'given the current situation'?"
"Surely you remember the crisis I mentioned?"
I held up my tattooed palm. "How could I forget?"
"Good." We walked in silence for a few minutes until we at last reached the end of the long corridor. "Understand that what lies beyond these doors is to be told to no one."
I gulped and nodded my acquiescence.
"See that scanner to the left?" Ross pointed to a small box with a green-and-white checkered grid. "Hold up your right hand to that red light in the center."
I did as he instructed, and gasped as the machine emitted a sharp laser-like pulse into my palm. "You could have warned me!"
Unrepentant, Ross cut in front of me and repeated the process with his own right hand. The door unlocked with a click. "It's the latest in security," Ross said by way of explanation. "This little sensor recognizes the design of our family emblem. It's a step up from your run-of-the-mill handprint reader."
