“Skip the rest and tell me which of Hollis’ people is missing now.” “S. Dole Melipone,” the technician said. “What? Melipone’s gone? You kid me.” “I not kid you,” the technician assured him.
What happened to this whole subplot? Where did all the missing psis go?
Also what's with this technician's weird diction? "I not kid you"? Is that supposed to be futuristic?

