Not having any other way to answer Jonas just said, "Yes sir." Samson grumbled irritably, "Typical Monday ... only worse. This time the world really is falling apart, on top of all the other usual crap on the first Monday back after a long weekend, and here I am tripped up over a kid's blood test." Jonas had enough experience with adults to know this one was frustrated and did not want to deal with him. The smaller he stayed and the less attention he drew the better. The frustrated adult rubbed his eyes and spoke firmly in clipped tones, "Kid, don't take offense to this but this is really not high on my priority list of things to get knocked down this morning." Instead of doing like he half expected and having him tossed into another holding cell until he felt like dealing with him,

