if only she knew they were ten-foot tall meter-maids with teeth as long as his forearm.
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Val said, “We were so sad when you left us, Gerek. We were really worried for you.” Gerek said, “I was fine.” Audri asked, “Did you have to fight bravely to keep command of the ship from those Gorend thugs? Was every moment a struggle?” Waving off the idea, Gerek said, “Nah. I just kept them locked up in their own airlock.” Then he began to tell the tale, But our ship was discovered by the Gorend parking author-ities. Apparently my prisoners had a lot of unpaid tickets. I had no money to pay them, and so there was a fierce battle, followed by a thrilling chase. When it finally looked like they were going to catch up, I made a daring getaway in the escape pod and landed myself in this situation. It was an audacious and gripping adventure.” Val said, “Yeah, except for the part about it just being a kerfuffle with some meter-maids.”
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They were vorpal meter maids.
Lovely Rita, meter maids!
Gold Coast (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) meter maids are the Anthophilae’s combined tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints.
All escape pods must wind up in the same place.
It’s why the cops have to be so attentive to landings – otherwise the streets would be littered with the damn things.
“ten-foot tall meter-maids”
So they were actually three meter maids
And now, for some reason, I have to re-watch “What’s Up, Doc?” though it has no meter maids in it, as I recall. I could be wrong. Almost every other damn thing IS in that movie. Almost as bad as “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.”