prill

Eventually they tired of one another, and Prill went on alone.

But Prill looked out the bay window, and on her face was dread.

Prill's people had built tall, even where there was no obvious need.

He had known full well what he was doing to Prill.

Prill seemed to be aware that something crucial was happening.

A moment later he put his head out and screamed, "Prill!"

When they ran out of food, Prill lost interest in the puppeteer.

Louis nodded at Prill, who was catching perhaps every third word.

But it would have been running out on Prill.

He was floating at the edge of a restless sleep when Prill came back.

That night Prill retired to a couch in the lounge.

Well need pressure suits, and Prill doesn't have one.

But Prill consumed one bottle, sealed the others, and put them carefully away.

It was broad daylight when he went to Prill.

But Prill had never walked the streets of Earth, to meet common thieves.

Prill's people mushed them all up into one city.

- that Prill and her crew never considered that they might not be working.

"Prill is a human woman with free will!"

Louis and Prill stood by, awkwardly ignoring one another.

Prill's fists clenched in anger, for his mockery was clear.

"Prill's people evolved long after the engineers were gone.

"Prill tried to explain to me what happened here, as one of her crew explained it to her.

Gradually he was learning the language, and gradually Prill was beginning to talk.

Prill came aboard, and landed on her head.