Sunday October 14, 2018
Book 19: A Function of Firepower — Part I

Transcript

 

NARRATOR: Awakening from Laz-Five recovery is very much like being born.

NARRATOR: These are the first moments of a patient's life, old memories notwithstanding.

NARRATOR: First moments, yet final steps. The awakening is a long process.

NARRATOR: Full consciousness must wait until fluids drain, cavities are evacuated, and the last of the Laz-nannies have been allowed to tidy up after themselves and scurry away.

NARRATOR: Ambient temperatures will be adjusted, and the patient will be modestly and comfortably clothed.

SFX: CLAMP

SFX: YOINK

NARRATOR: With dignity this reborn person ascends from a dream state into that sacred first awakening.

NARRATOR: Unless someone's in a hurry...

SFX: KA-PHLEGM

KEVYN: Gaableaaah...

NARRATOR: Haste will, in the moistest possible manner, increase the event's similarity to childbirth.

KEVYN: Is it over? I need a towel.

SFX: SPOOOSH