The girl beamed at him. “My, my,” she said. “How are you?”
“Fine,” Malone said. “And—”
“And how are the others?” she said.
Malone blinked. “Others?” he said.
She nodded. “Grumpy, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Bashful and Doc,” she said.
Malone opened his mouth, shut it again, and thought for a second. “Now, wait a minute,” he said at last. “That’s not fair. I—”
“Oh,” she said. “And I nearly forgot. I owe you one from last time: gesundheit.”
“And many happy returns,” Malone said. “Seriously, what are you doing out here?”
“Talking,” the girl said. “To you. Or hadn’t you noticed?”
“I mean in general,” Malone said desperately.