Minnie prodded him with her chuck. He toppled over, but did not stir. Disturbed, she sent a "report-your-location" command.
But there was no response.
Like Bigboss, he was totally inoperative. Like Peter the Meter and Maggie and Grazer and Breather and all the others, he, too, was now a victim of the stubborn stillness.
Confused, Minnie stumbled forward, realizing that her motor circuits were not responding as lively as they always had. Too, she was having some difficulty evaluating and rationalizing.
Then an odd thought occurred to her: She had devoted most of her time since becoming Supreme Being to considering how she should act. Her motor activity had been at a minimum. The other members of the clan, on the other hand, had continued their physical tasks. And now they were all motionless. Only she had any power left. Could the formula be: Motion minus the presence of Bigboss equals eventual immobility?
If that were the case, then how hollow, indeed, was the distinction of being the successor to the Omnipotent One!
If she was going to act like a Supreme Being, she decided suddenly, she would have to do so in a hurry. But do—what?
Then she finally hit upon the answer: She must be about Bigboss' work of destroying non-Totemic pretenders.
And she knew just where to find five of the despicable things!