capeandcowl if I go through with it -- Canon is Radio KAOS.

[whoneedsinformation]

[A synthesized voice -- old school, nothing as nice and sweet as Siri -- comes from... somewhere. A convenient radio, let's say.]

You have told me about 2012. You have told me about wi-fi. Cellular phones. 3G. 4G. Voice and text and data.

I will hear everything. It will be very loud. Louder than only radio.

Uncle Dave and Molly will not be there. Who will I stay with.

[A pause.]

You don't know.

You schmuck.

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[whoneedsinformation]

Thank you. [Man, if he could sound pleased right now...] In L.A. I would call in to radio stations to talk.

You did this in the United States.

[viced]

That's right. I thought the New Yorker accent tended to give it away. []

How'd that work out, calling radio stations?

[whoneedsinformation]

Pretend I can sound impressed. [Because, well. Tone of voice...]

It worked out. I made a friend. Jim. A DJ. I called him often to talk. I'll miss him.

[viced]

That's the way it goes in the City. The nice thing is that time doesn't move back home while you're there. I think that makes it at least a little guilt-free.

[whoneedsinformation]

That will be good. I was in the middle of something. I need to finish it.

[viced]

Yeah, aren't we all? That's the nasty part of showing up there. We're always in the middle of something, and it's usually big.

[whoneedsinformation]

But we will go back. And we will not lose time.

[viced]

Yeah. I went back, once, I assume the same'll happen again.

[whoneedsinformation]

Then I won't worry. I will enjoy the adventure.

[viced]

Hah, I'm sure you will. The City's quite the experience.