A breast creature? Daniel ran a hand into his moussed hair and tugged a bit. The baby alien was officially the second weirdest life form at the meteor site. “So one of us drives back to town, puts a quarter in a pay phone, and drops an anonymous tip. We let them handle it. If they’re coming to ask questions, I don’t want to be here. I’m dead.”

He waved at the new faces.

“Eh, but don’t worry, I’m harmless.”

Daniel reached up to scratch his ear. He did not notice that a remarkable amount of cellular growth was taking place in the crater as the extraterrestrial infant — no, toddler — watched them with interest.