Q: '' well , i do n't know how to tell you this , '' kurma started . '' wait . '' rimselda repositioned herself . she felt she would need to be sitting for this . kurma continued . '' i think i 'm a rare species . in fact i 'm the only one of my kind . i 'm half human , half raptor . i can hear things at great distances , i can smell things , i can see faraway objects clearly , and i can fly -- probably the most important part of being a _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is raptor

Q: he took one more drag down to the filter , then went back to the ashtray teacup and selected the runner up . he sat down on the edge of the bed , temporarily forgetting and then remembering all at once the sound of the still blaring , distant horn . it continued without seeming end . he searched the tangled sheets for the channel changer to his bedroom tv and when he could n't find it , he stood up and manually switched the old set on and then turned it off because there was no _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is picture

Q: when the surrounding space was flat enough , the profit could cruise up near to lightspeed ; but any local disturbance -- a nearby mass large enough to make a significant dent in spacetime , say , or another ship with a similar reactionless drive -- and she was forced to creep along at a mere fraction of c. hesperus groaned . on the scanner , a single blip had appeared . a ship , warping into issoar behind him . he slammed his hand against the console , and jabbed a finger at the _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is scanner