*notice transfer plus 200 level kirlian aura within target galaxy*

—specific location?—

*segment etamin to imperial planet*

—probably in order agents there are on quest for leading enemy auras to be nullified or converted—

*this aura not handled by our agents*

—possible enemy action, then message the dash command of that segment to investigate—

*POWER*

—CIVILIZATION—

Melody emerged in alien form. At first she was alarmed and disgusted. This body has no music. But soon she adjusted. She would not remain in Transfer long; only long enough to find what the Imps wanted and tell them no. She could stand it for that little time.

This host did have certain compensations. Its vision was superior. In fact, she realized now that she had never before experienced true vision, only a kind of sound-augmented approximation. Touch was good, hearing fair. And it could do something she had no prior experience with: smell. Furthermore, it was young and bouncy, possessing quick reflexes and more sheer muscular power than she had imagined feasible. Why, it could even jump.

She was in an orientation cell—padded, silent, undistinctive. Just as well, for she took several tumbles getting adjusted to only two feet, and she preferred not doing this in public. This body was bilaterally symmetrical, instead of trilaterally, and it made a difference.