Deputy Toronto felt, rather than heard, the thud of the chiefs massive bulk collapsing to the reinforced deckplating of the LPI bullpen. The stars, peered through the thin window his post allotted, shuddered in their sockets as the base compensated the force of the blow with a brief axial twitch. A shrill cry for help followed.
He reached around his desk, found a cane, and pushed his office door close before returning to his morning paper.