Chapter 8

“A fuck,” says Ak. “In daylight.”

“So much we don’t know.”

“Let’s go in,” Ak says, “only this time I want to make us known.”

“And how do you plan to do that without a body or any power?”

While he tries to think up an answer, I watch the fuck, which I note is different from what we’ve seen before. No legs up to show the bunghole, and no fuck talk. Max’s eyes are closed and he’s kissing Bill’s neck. Bill’s eyes open and he issues small noises, nothing like before. Is it still fucking? I wonder, but then Ak insinuates to me his plan to make us known.

“We create chaos inside them by rushing around in those tunnels. That will disturb the energy inside.”

“Even if you could do that, they’d think it’s the fucking doing it. Our chaos can’t compare to theirs and besides, you don’t even know we can create chaos. We’ve never done such a thing.”