AUDREY OPENED HER DOOR after only one ring of her doorbell.
“I hope I didn’t wake you,” said Carrie. She needed someone to talk to, and Audrey was the closest friend she had aboard after Dave and Gavin, both of whom she had annoyed enough already.
“Oh no, we don’t sleep. Come in.”
“You don’t sleep?” She went into the green blob’s cabin. “What do you do during rest periods?”
“Just bounce around, mostly.”
Judging by the number of round, green imprints on Audrey’s walls, she did a lot of bouncing.
“Is something bothering you?” Audrey asked.
“Yes, quite a bit actually. Do you mind if I hang out here for a while?”
“Be my guest,” said Audrey as she bounced off the ceiling.
Carrie had been sworn to secrecy by the Managers. She supposed it was because they didn’t know how the other traine
