The last two deliveries have been trivial. I have been driving the whole time since that disaster. I figure nobody is going to scream at or hit the guy driving you around.

  Z: We shall never talk about what happened in there today.

  Our phones simultaneously beep with instructions for lodging in a ?safe house“

  L: At least we’ll save money

  M: That means that they do not care that we know that they want us to know that they can listen in

  Z: How sure are we that we are talking about humans? Could they be so alien that they don’t care?

  P: We are merely using logic. And they can use logic.

  Z: That is not entirely true. That tells us that they could understand our reasoning. It does not mean that they bother thinking about such things.

  We fall silent.

  P: Nevertheless we must at least assume that they are listening.

  Z: Yes

  The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.

  --

  We are having fish for dinner. Zora knows the city and some spots for good eating. We are happy to have children who love fish.

  P: I almost forgot. Lidija, could you research on the net whether the transformed have some dietary requirements ordinary humans do not have?

  Z: That is a sobering thought. I wanted to go to a pharmacy anyway. I’ll get supplements.

  P: Have I mentioned that medication probably does no longer work on us two like it should? What is the issue.

  Z: I don’t want to talk about it.

  P: OK, OK. I’ll be silent.

  L: By the way, did I see that guy slip you a letter?

  Z: Jealous?

  L: Totally.

  M: For not getting letters or not delivering letters?

  Hilarity ensues.

  S: What is so funny? What were you talking about in English?

  The question makes it funnier.

  L: No seriously, what did they write?

  Z: An invitation to go northeast, where they say they have access to monsters via something they call a ?tap of the Grid“. And contact details.

  M: Why do they want us to have contact with monsters?

  P: Because I can loot for them without spending coins. On the contrary I create them.

  M: Wasn’t that the deal you had with that Lisa woman?

  P: Sort of, yes.

  M: You are not looking happy.

  P: We almost died doing that.

  M: Dieing is not good

  Z: I do not like it, but if we want power we will have to fight and take some risks. Safety now is doom later.

  M: I don’t like this.

  P: We can take a few days to prepare.

  L: How long did the message say we can stay in the safe house?

  Z: Two days.

  P: We’ll take as much time as it needs. If we need to pay for a hotel we will.

  L: Going authoritarian?

  P: When I said we almost died I meant it literally.