originally published Inferno, 2009
Gretchen and Tamara are a pair of "fallen" hounds of Tindalos, stranded here on earth in human form (or disguised as humans). Appearing as a pair of hot party chicks, they hang out in bars playing pool and using their wiles and their pool-playing mastery to find human prey.
An overweight man in a wheelchair comes to them one night. He plays them and astounds them by winning. He invites them back to his apartment. He, too, is a fallen outer creature. He tells them they need to get used to being human.
I confess that the point of this well-written story, and any connection to the F.B. Long original, escapes me.
