Chapter Nine
Daniel stepped off the shuttle into the brisk, cold atmosphere of 36780-3. According to one of his space probe’s transmissions, the temperature on the planet ranged from -30 degrees Celsius to -10 degrees Celsius.
“Are anyone else’s n*****s hard?” Daniel asked.
“Excuse me?” Katie asked from behind him.
His head twitched back as he turned to look at her. “You know … because of how cold it is.”
She frowned at him.
“I’m not saying I’m aroused by the cold. I mean … sure it makes me think of inventive ways to warm myself up … but that’s beside the point.”
Katie closed her eyes and shook her head.
Daniel set down the cage of mice in his hand. He only brought two of the specimens to this ice planet. Daniel opened the cage and let one of them free.
“What are you doing?” Katie
