Dexter's image blinked out of existence before he could get out another word.

The image of his daughter blinked onto his computer screen.

Daniel's image blinked like a small animal in the headlights.

The holographic image blinked once and winked off.

He pressed a switch and the image blinked over to a similar picture.

Digger's image, in green and gold and with his bright red hat, blinked on.

The lights dimmed, the windows with their polarizing filters became opaque, and the first image blinked into existence.

And his image blinked away, replaced by a rush of stars.

The image blinked five times a second as the imager took a scan at each rotation of the star.