"Psst." A soft whisper caught her attention, and she glanced over at the back of the next seat. Kerry's green eyes were peering at her.
"Yeah?" She asked softly.
"Do we get points if we can answer more than ten percent of the questions with 'none of the above'?" The blond woman inquired. "I hate all those animals in question six."
"Hey.. " Jose's voice rose. "What you mean here, relations with animals? What kind of people do you think we are?"
"Sir.. that means pets." Skippy smiled perkily at him. "You know, like doggies and kitties.. do you have any loved pets?" Her smiled faded. "Not do you..uh..love… pets.. not in that way.. um… we really don't… care to know about that."
"What about my python?" Duks commented dryly from his dark corner. "Do you consider the rats I feed her pets too?"
Dar covered her eyes and bit back a laugh.
"Um…. Well, no.. because they're kind of.. um.. transient, right? We mean permanent pets." Skippy replied. "Like that are there all the time."
"Like my Sweetiepie." Mariana mused, from her seat across from Dar. "She's the prettiest parrot:"
Skippy smiled at her. "See? Yes.. that's what I meant.."
"Mm… I loved her so much, I had her stuffed when she died." The Personnel VP added. "Now she's the most permanent thing in the house."