High Bloods

by John Farris

  Molochs

  Crystal meth.

  Mongo Flip

  Aerobatic or gymnastic maneuver.

  No Gal

  For Nogales, capital of the ARIMEX border territory.

  Observance, the

  Full-moon period of about twenty-four hours during which the

  world locks down and rogue werewolves roam at will.

  Off-Bloods

  Persons who must change their blood at least twice a year to

  remain completely free of LC disease.

  OOPs

  Out-of-phase werewolf.

  PHASR (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response)

  Pulse rifle used for werewolf deterrence.

  Priority Hunk

  Fabulous example of just about everything.

  Privilege, the

  Smart term for the rich city-state of Beverly Hills.

  Scuff

  Tough guy with an affinity for high fashion; also bouncer.

  SECÜR

  Proprietary name for popular antipsychotic found in everything

  from toothpaste to breakfast food. Just to get the day off to a good

  start.

  Silvertip

  Any bullet intended for defense against werewolves.

  Skinnydip

  Changing from a werewolf back to human form.

  Slabbed

  Killed; most often used in murder cases.

  Snitcher or Snitch

  ID and tranquilizer implant mandatory for Lycans.

  Squantch

  Marijuana.

  Tink

  Small-breasted woman.

  TRAD (Taser Remote Area Denial)

  Force field effective for repelling werewolves.

  TQs

  (From the Spanish, tranquilo.) The most effective drug

  for suppressing the hairing-up impulse in Lycans.

  WEIR (Werewolf Identification and Records)

  A division of ILC.

  Whisper Tit

  Popular name for the earpiece companion to the wristpac,

  so-called because of its shape.

  Wingless Angel

  Someone who commits suicide by jumping from a high place;

  an almost weekly occurrence in the Privilege.

  Zippo

  Any type of flamethrower used as defense against werewolves.