No, no, I'm kidding! It's fine that everyone has other interests -- I do myself. I was just calling attention to the lull in what I hope was a humorous way. No one is coming through the door with a gun ...
"Let's see," says Nick. "Four of the Iron Guard are in a line ... all the street signs are in Chinese, or perhaps it's Japanese. So they can't be closer than San Francisco. Not our immediate concern."
"Then there are six fellows who look a bit like the hit men we met in Tulsa. They are ... ah, Oklahoma plates ... in a car on a highway in the high grass. There's no snow, so they can't be closer than, I suppose, Illinois? We have several hours, even if they turn and move closer to our location."
"I'm not being very helpful, I'm afraid."
"Oh, and there's the Tattooed Man. He's undergoing further tattooing from, ah, some kind of demon, with a very wide head and fingers which appear to have been replaced with tattoo needles .. they're dripping smoking ink. The Tattooed Man is screaming. It seems very painful. Hm ... nearby are ... Negroes eating .. a bookstore ... a subway. A very large subway. I think, everything considered, he is in Harlem."
Kaze asks Nick if he sees any of the enemy heading their way.
ReplyDelete"Yes, I do. I think I see all of them."
ReplyDeletePresumably they are with the others.
ReplyDelete"How close are they?"
Sorry...had a guest for the last 10 days.
ReplyDeleteBelle draws her gun and stands ready.
No, no, I'm kidding! It's fine that everyone has other interests -- I do myself. I was just calling attention to the lull in what I hope was a humorous way. No one is coming through the door with a gun ...
Delete... yet!
"Let's see," says Nick. "Four of the Iron Guard are in a line ... all the street signs are in Chinese, or perhaps it's Japanese. So they can't be closer than San Francisco. Not our immediate concern."
ReplyDelete"Then there are six fellows who look a bit like the hit men we met in Tulsa. They are ... ah, Oklahoma plates ... in a car on a highway in the high grass. There's no snow, so they can't be closer than, I suppose, Illinois? We have several hours, even if they turn and move closer to our location."
"I'm not being very helpful, I'm afraid."
"Oh, and there's the Tattooed Man. He's undergoing further tattooing from, ah, some kind of demon, with a very wide head and fingers which appear to have been replaced with tattoo needles .. they're dripping smoking ink. The Tattooed Man is screaming. It seems very painful. Hm ... nearby are ... Negroes eating .. a bookstore ... a subway. A very large subway. I think, everything considered, he is in Harlem."
"That is helpful," she says, smiling encouragingly. She doesn't smile much. It's a bit of a new look.
DeleteSpeaking of looks, she looks at Richter, expecting him to do something with this intelligence.