(later)
Jay: (stopped outside a large door and gave a knock) Hey, boss? You got a minute?
??: Yeah, Jay. Come in
Sylvia: [looked ard, a little weirded out at the old building tht was a few blocks away frm the cemetery tht looked like it was pretty old n decrepit]
Jay: (enters the room with Sylvia following him)
[the inside of the building is just one big office with no upstairs floor, with wall to wall shelves containing files, prolly records of the deceased, a few couches, a fireplace, n a big office table n a small table for coffee n snacks, n at the table sat a lizard species alien with long flowing red hair n was dressed modestly]
Boss: Who hv u brought me here, Jay?
Jay: We've got some customers who'd like to have someone who passed away recently buried next to one of those graves we have. (turns to Sylvia) Your husband's dad, right?
Sylvia: (nod) Yeah. We wanna bury him next to one of ur old ones. Orb the Watchdog
Boss: Orb... Orb... Sounds familiar... Jay, go find the records in the shelf under 'O'
Jay: (nod) Yes, sir. (Goes to check)
Boss: Can I get u anything? Coffee? Tea? Some snacks? Help urself
Sylvia: Don't mind if I do [helped herself to the snack table]
Jay: (checked the 'O' records till he came across what he was looking for) Found it. (brings it over)
Boss: [takes the file n reads thru] Ah yes, Orb the Watchdog. Cause of death: Murder by domestic abuse. I remember tht incident. It was all ovr the papers at the time. I heard the kid died
Sylvia: Nope. Still alive n well, albeit having a long term injury. He's my husband
Jay: That Watchdog back there with the robotic voice?
Sylvia: Yeah, tht one.
Boss: Wait, didn't the husband killed the wife tho? Why would u guys want them buried together?
Sylvia: It's a long story, bt in a nutshell, my husband n him made amends, n now he wants them to be together
Jay: So, he forgave him despite all that happened, huh?
Sylvia: Yeah, I don't know how he could do it, bt he did. I married a man with a heart of gold, I suppose
Boss: More like a bleeding heart, bt he's ur man, not mine. Well let's go see if we hv room. Where's her man at, Jay?
Jay: (to Sylvia) Did you bring him along? The dead father?
Sylvia: Yeah. He's stashed on our mother ship. My husband on the other hand is waiting at the gravesite
Boss: Right. Jay, u bring some boys to go get the body. I'll go with u to survey the plc for a spot, ma'am
Sylvia: Sure. Lemme just tell our ship's AI Computer to give u access [typed in a few commands] There. Tht should give u access. Here's where we parked our ship [gave Jay her parking ticket]
Jay: (nod) Will do. (goes to get a few guys to help)
[Sylvia n the boss made their way to where Peepers is]
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