The Pysop System: Lights in the Sky

"Emotions are severe liabilities, Mr. Spurlock," a serene female voice intones, as he struggles to find his bearings in an unknown place, "you must learn to suppress them if you hope to survive this perilous mission of yours." The voice, his Operator, commands him to spy on select subjects across a distant planet, but offers no reason why-why him, why them, and why now?

Among Spurlock's subjects are royal ...