“You’re wrong,” I shoot back. “The experiment was evil, but we’re not villains.” The door opens and the guard hustles us out. The last words I hear from the Crossword Killer chill me to the bone. “So far . . .”
― Masterminds: Payback
― Masterminds: Payback
“Her protest goes no further than that, because Lenny opens the door and ushers us into the room, and she’s face-to-face with a dying crime boss.”
― Masterminds: Payback
― Masterminds: Payback
“could tell. The disruption to the natural order of the universe. After another twenty seconds of awkward-as-walking-in-on-your-dad-shaving-naked-in-the-bathroom quiet, Rose set her crackers down, leaned back in her chair, and let out a sigh. “Okay,” she said. “I’m guessing you’re all new to this ‘girl at the table’ thing. How about this: I promise that I won’t bite or give you cooties or whatever else it is that you all are flipping out over. I won’t talk about my hair or blather on and on about celebrity heartthrobs or all the girls I hate, because, frankly, I’ve only been here for three hours, which isn’t quite enough time to hate anybody yet. I won’t discuss brands of moisturizers or lip gloss or use the word ‘crush’ in any kind of nondestructive capacity. And in return, you can stop looking at me like I’m some deranged lunatic. How does that sound?”
― Posted
― Posted
“And?” I prompt. “There’s a lot of discussion about a person called the Bachelor. I think he might be in the government. Also Starbucks—that’s a restaurant in Pueblo. It must be superfancy, because all the things you can order have these long foreign names. Oh—and zombies.” She shrugs. “We haven’t figured out what those are yet. Jewelry, maybe.”
― Masterminds: Criminal Destiny
― Masterminds: Criminal Destiny
“Operator: Clark County Nine One One. Caller: Somebody’s really drunk driving down Granton Road. Operator: Okay where on Graton Road? Caller: Uh, there’s only like six miles through Granton and Hillsville. Operator: Which way are they going? Caller: They are going uhm… Operator: Towards Granton or towards Hillsville? Caller: Towards Granton. Operator: Okay are you behind them or…? Caller: No, I am them. Operator: You am them? Caller: Yes, I am them. Operator: Okay, so you want to call and report that you’re driving drunk? Caller: Yes. Operator: Okay, what’s your name? Caller: Mary. Operator: Are you still driving right now? Caller: Yes. Operator: Do you wanna stop driving before you get into an accident? Caller: Yes, I will stop. Operator: Okay, you’re going to stop right now? Caller: Yep, I will stop right now. Okay, I’m stopping.”
― You Called 9-1-1 For What?
― You Called 9-1-1 For What?
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