"What?" Kurt asked, scratching his arm.
"When did you become a mind-numbed robot? Why have you become resistant to income redistribution?"
Kurt looked at Denny, who was rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"It's going to be a perfect world with him along?" Kurt asked.
Denny looked up and stared at his colleague for a moment, who then disappeared. The clipboard fell to the floor. Kurt stared at the space before him that used to occupy Prof. Sigger.
"Cool…" he whispered.
23. Real Love
"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it."
— Song of Solomon 8:7
Ritchie flipped through the clipboard one more time before placing it on the table between his recliner and his wife's rocking chair.
"Did you find anything useful?" Betty asked, without looking up from her knitting. Tom and Alona sat across from them on the coach, holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.
"Did we ever look that stupid?" Ritchie whispered.