“Tell him you can fly, Quotes,” Hyphen said anxiously. He clenched both fists. “Tell him to stop spouting his insane nonsense,” he implored.
“Forget it, Hyphen,” she answered. She shuffled her tilted body towards a Launch Pad exit. The extra mark was weighing her down. “It should wear off.”
Hyphen winced when Quotes hobbled past him. It was not simply that she could no longer fly. Her lopsidedness made her walk with a distinct limp.
… Quotes watched them go into the crowd while she remained helpless on the outskirts. So far, she could be a little brave about what had happened to her. She thanked the Writer for her state of shock. She wondered, though, what would happen when she really needed to fly.
