7
Sitting in Karen’s office, Luke felt a little nervous, not so much because she was his boss, but because he was probably going to have to tell her something that the others might enjoy ribbing him about. It had occurred to him that Coppélia would be a lot easier to hide in plain sight if she didn’t look like herself. Karen was open to any suggestion that would help Coppélia stay hidden from her owners, even though she had no proof that they had any malevolent purpose lined up for the android.
“So what’s your idea, Luke?”
Luke took a deep breath. He’d made it to Karen’s office; there was no point in bottling out now.
“Well, ma’am, I’ve been thinking about Coppélia the whole night. Not like that – well, a bit, like that – but I think she needs to be disguised.”
Karen grinned.
“Too mu
