"Gotta wonder what they run on. Don't imagine they run on, I dunno, batteries...? Nuclear power?" And there was the soul, out of the pit. He supported it from the bottom before helping to set it to the side.

Once it was secure, he pulled the stick back and turned away, used the branch for support as he started for Ziodyne parked some distance away.

"Gonna go get the stuff," he called back without turning. He knew a statement and definitely not a suggestion when he heard one.