Is there no escape? The child's almost as loud as Zapp to begin with, and Kif would very much like to put the luggage away and have a few moments of peace and quiet. Instead, now he has a human tagalong. Elf children are so much better behaved. They have to be. They could get killed for less.

"Fine," he says, moping a little. There's no arguing with Brannigan. If this kid has anything on the guy, then there's no arguing here either, and Kif has enough of a headache. "If it means you'll climb off the luggage, we'll go looking for him."