"You see? The telepathy makes it possible for you to understand me. Everyone that's close
enough to hear me inside this building will hear me speaking their language."
"I don't understand how that's possible. How does something like that even work?" O'Flannery
was incredulous.
"We should probably stick to planning, yeah? You lot can discuss the finer points of telepathy
later." Giles took a sip of his water.
O'Flannery frowned at Giles. "Of course you're right, Mr. Taylor."
Just then the server came by the group's table to check on them. She put a glass of water in
front of the agent and asked what he wanted to order. O'Flannery requested a ham sandwich and a
cup of coffee. The server repeated his order, then walked off toward the kitchen.
"So," said O'Flannery, "somehow these heightened abilities of yours will help you eliminate
these parasites?"
"Not directly, but I should be able to detect them when they are near."
"That could help. How close are we talking?"
"I don't know," Nera said. "If they were inside this building or outside in the parking lot, I could
sense them. Beyond that, I'm unsure. None are currently nearby."
"Hmm, well at least we've got a little bit of space for now." The server deposited O'Flannery's
coffee on her way to check on her other tables. O'Flannery stirred his coffee a few times then took a
tentative sip. "We'll need to talk more about what you can do, and how it would fit into some sort of
plan of attack." He poured a creamer into his coffee and continued stirring.
"What about you?" Ulysses said. "I know it's only been a few days, but what have you come up
with?"
"Well, I did put out feelers to try to find the compromised personnel; haven't heard anything
yet." He sipped his coffee. "I am currently set to receive any and all alerts about fast-moving UFOs.