Chapter 51

“I like this side of you.” Lily saluted her with the mug. “Boss bitch, indeed.”

Aurora grinned.

“Out of curiosity, how much of it were you able to record on your goggles?” asked Ingrid. “Archival footage involving these things is exceedingly rare. Eulalie has to upload each one to a different computer, just in case it corrupts the hard drive past the point of no return.”

“They can do that?” asked Aurora.

“Yeah.” Ingrid shook her head. “It’s all distorted and warped. Kind of like trying to watch porn on cable without paying for it. Or the computer catches on fire. Even with one in captivity and being closely monitored, it can’t be any sort of direct line. But since none of us actually saw the thing, the footage is more likely to be okay.”

Lily rolled her eyes. “Don’t you worry, I documented plenty. Had to pick and choose my battles, though, those things only hold up to twelve hours.”

“Eight,” Ingrid corrected.

“Well, then I guess you’re gonna