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His uncle had told him that, once. ‘’The good major does like an experiment,’’ had been his exact words. ‘’You don’t think he...?’’

Corv seemed to have read his mind. He smirked. ‘’Block girls, eh?’’

Avril tried his best to smirk back. ‘’Yes, quite.’’

‘’Eh, if it’s anything of that sort, it must have started a long time ago. Someone like her even ranking that high in Enforcement is, well...’’ He waved a hand in Avril’s direction. ‘’Maybe she’s one of the good ones. ’’ He was grinning now. ‘’Though if she’s sufficiently damaged, well... they can be very eager to please, if you know what I mean!’’ He laughed and slapped Avril on the back as he got up. ‘’In fact, I think I’ll be scouting for some fun now. He downed yet another drink. Don’t just sit there, Heert. Attractive fella like you, reeking of credits to spare. They’ll let you do whatever you want!’’

Avril smiled stiffly. Block Girls. He wouldn't have had much to do with them, for obvious reasons. Block boys? He couldn't be sure. The odds were relatively high at this level, even though Avril hadn't been this far down in at least a couple of years. His father had once joked about about ''block girl teeth.'' He wondered if his new supervisor still had all of hers.''

A few days later, the truth of Dedra Meero’s teeth was hard to discern, because she spent most of her first day barely opening her mouth. She more or less ignored Avril at first, though she did him give a perfunctory greeting, as well as the galaxy’s most awkward handshake. This turned out to be a good start, judging by the series of fiascos that followed. For starters, she promptly walked down the wrong hallway.