The freakish drop-shaped turquoise alien suddenly began to vibrate and an invisible force field stretched out, pulsing like a beating heart. It and the black hole woman were enveloped by the protective force field giving the impression that they were trapped in a soap bubble.
If someone looked at them from the other side of the force field, they would have caught a glimpse of two tiny, distorted figures as if they were kilometers away. No sound escaped, and the outer air molecules coming into contact with the force field would reappear on the other side without showing any sign of discontinuity in their movements.
"You may begin, Neri." Psykow beckoned her with its shrill dolphin voice.
After entering the code, the black hole woman unscrewed the lid and plunged her hand inside. She pulled it out a moment later with an insect about two centimeters long on her fingertip. The bug looked like an ordinary cockroach and crawled along her hand in a harmless manner.
