Part 69 (1/2)

”Kirk!” Scott shouted ”Kirk, relax, ground yourself You're not ”

Kirk exhaled heavily in Scott's ear, taking several deep breaths

”OK, I' on the phone?”

”Hey, you called me,” Scott said with irritation

”Yeah, I know, but I'ht, I'll call you tonight”

Click

Nightline was running its closing credits when Scott's hoh Kirk had not told hiun precisely at ht, so Scott made a reasonable deduction

The dore appeared

MASON

That was unlike Kirk to start a conversation that way

wtfo

ITS ME KIRK

Noas Scott's turn to be suspicious

Prove it

AW CMON

Prove it

I CALLED YOU TODAY

So did half of the crack pots in New York

I'M IN TROUBLE

So were the others

OK WE WENT THROUGH THE BANK AND HAD SOME FUN WITH PRESSED RAT AND WHARTHOG, INC

Good enough You sound as scared here as you did on the phone

I thought computers didn't have emotion

I DO

OK, what's up