- The Diorama

"Penance?" Emmy asked, looking around at the scene. "But, penance for what, exactly?"

"Could be that this lab came close to unleashing something devastating, and they forced penance onto themselves to make up for it," Joel responded.

"Another question," Emmy said, turning her gaze onto Gus as she slowly approached the statue.

"Why four arms on a world with big slugs that don't have any arms?" Joel asked. "Beats me."

"That's not what I mean," Emmy said with a quick glance to Joel.

"No, let's go back to the word a moment," Gus said. "Penance is a good fit for it, but that's not exactly complete."

"What do you mean, not complete?" Joel asked. "A word is a word."