Camp Alien (63 page)

Resisted the urge to tell him to hurry up. We all liked to own our dramatic moments now and then.

Reader felt no such compunction. “Tim, seriously, stop dragging it out. What's going on?”

“We have a whole lot of people asking to enlist.” Said as if this was the coolest news in the world.

That sat on the air for a moment. “Um, in the Armed Forces?” I asked politely. “Don't we usually have that? I
mean, I'm sure it ebbs and flows and all that jazz, but people wanting to enlist isn't all that unusual.”

Tim grinned. “For Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, the National Guard, and the Coast Guard? Sure. But that's not what I mean. I mean that we have people, many, many people, who want to enlist to serve in Centaurion Division. And they're all humans.”

Gini Koch
lives in Hell's Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, Arizona), works her butt off (sadly, not literally) by day, and writes by night with the rest of the beautiful people. She lives with her awesome husband, three dogs (aka The Canine Death Squad), and two cats (aka The Killer Kitties). She has one very wonderful and spoiled daughter, who will still tell you she's not as spoiled as the pets (and she'd be right).

When she's not writing, Gini spends her time cracking wise, staring at pictures of good looking leading men for “inspiration,” teaching her pets to “bring it,” and driving her husband insane asking, “Have I told you about this story idea yet?” She listens to every kind of music 24/7 (from Lifehouse to Pitbull and everything in between, particularly Aerosmith and Smash Mouth) and is a proud comics geek-girl willing to discuss at any time why Wolverine is the best superhero ever (even if Deadpool does get all the best lines).

You can reach Gini via her website (www.ginikoch.com), email ([email protected]), Facebook (www.facebook.com/Gini.Koch), Facebook Fan Page: Hairspray and Rock ‘n' Roll (www.facebook.com/GiniKochAuthor), Pinterest page (www.pinterest.com/ginikoch), Twitter (@GiniKoch), or her Official Fan Site, the Alien Collective Virtual HQ (thealiencollectivevirtualhq.blogspot.com).

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