Here's another excerpt. Guido is asking Mavis for a drink. Graham is holding a Re-entry form...
“Excuse me, do
you have any water? I’m dying of thirst.”
“Is that meant
to be a joke?”
“Sorry? No,
no, really, I need a drink.” Mavis kept her eyes on Guido as she poured him a
small glass of water from her own supply.
“Here.” Guido
took the water and started drinking.
“Ah, a
Re-entry form.” It was a tatty piece of A5 paper with a list typed on it. “What
do you do with it?” With a tut, Mavis explained the process to Graham.
“Choose which experience you wish to deal
with. If you find some of credit, circle it on the paper, if not, cross it off.”
“Ah,
technology today.” Graham tried to hand the paper over to Guido.
“No, Graham,
you’re in charge. You’re doing it.”
“Oh, right.
Have you got a pen?” She begrudingly handed him over a pen.
“I want that
back when you’re done with it.”
“Sure.”
“Oh, and
here’s your titty.” She blew a large layer of dust off a small circular device
she found on a shelf and passed it to Graham.
“Long time
since I’ve had my hands on one of these.” Guido sprayed his last gulp of water
all over Graham.
“Sorry? What?
Tittie? Excuse me? What’s that?” Graham took out a handerkerchief and wiped
himself down.
“Well, with
this we’ll be going back in time in your life, well, what you can remember of
your life, but it has a limit.” Graham showed Guido the time device. “It’s
called a Time-Travel Timer, a TTT, a’titty’. It allows us to travel through
your memory and see what you experienced.”
“So choose
wisely.”
“Ha, ‘tittie’.
That’s a laugh.” Guido was starting to have a good time ‘up above’.
“We have to
have some around here. Are you ready?”
“I’m not going
anywhere, I’m dead.”
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