Time to take stock then. "Ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," Phillipe replied first. "This thing will work, right?"
"Ready," Lise hurriedly responded next. "And of course it'll work. Brother's work is pretty much fail-proof."
"We'll see about that."
I sighed at the two's bickering. "How bout you, Ruby?" I didn't hear her respond earlier. Was there something wrong?
"W-what? Oh, yes," Ruby gasped in surprise before audibly composing herself again. "I'm ready."
"Okay."