TUELLER: “Can you guys…not tell Loll? This is…going to complicate things.”
STORY: Kahn mimes turning a key in front of his mouth.
TUELLER: “I really do like cows, though. That you can talk about.”
MILLICENT: Millie nods, “Is it the number of stomachs?”
MILLICENT: “I’ve always found the number of stomachs to be remarkable.”
STORY: Kahn shakes his head and starts walking.
TUELLER: “Yes. It’s the number of stomachs. That’s definitely it.”
STORY: He may be laughing at his captain.
MILLICENT: “Four.”
Chapter 25
MILLICENT: Millie puts a foot on the rail, using Tueller for some slight leverage
MILLICENT: “1”
TUELLER: Tueller looks at Millie, and then down.
ALEJO: “2?” Alejo adds, still confused. “We really doing this?” He half whispers.
TUELLER: “3!”
TUELLER: Tueller grabs everyone and drags them over the side of the roof.
ALEJO: “Guess so!”
STORY: For a few seconds it’s like flying. Then your stomach drops and so does the world, the ground coming at you impossibly fast.
Chapter 24
TUELLER: Tueller, fairly low: “Come on out. Safe now.”
STORY: There’s a hesitant voice from inside the cabinets.
STORY: “…No.”
MILLICENT: “How can we convince you we’re not the psionic nightmare beings?”
TUELLER: “No. Not really safe. Not yet.”
TUELLER: “But getting there.”
MILLICENT: “Do you know where we might find Vorlou?”
STORY: “…No?”
ALEJO: “Seriously, come out of the cabinets. You’re safer with us than in there.”
STORY: There’s an even longer pause.
STORY: “Is that fuckin Soto?”
TUELLER: Tueller barks laughter.