“Sure,” said Penelope. “No deaths means no pay outs, means more profits for them.”
“Right, so to have one of their own employees write a paper that says their belief system is invalid, well, they aren’t going to want to keep him on the payroll.”
“So he comes to us.”
“We have a reputation for freedom and welcoming alternate points of view.”
“Which is what got us into trouble.”
The light was all around us now. Morning coming? I looked down at the ground. It was as inviting as ever. Green and cool. The lakes were the bluest blue imaginable. I wanted to be down there. I did not feel comfortable hanging in the air like this. I pushed against the air, trying to swim down to the surface.
“Why are we weightless,” said Penelope. “Have you thought about that?”
“We’re in the flip,” I said. “Th
