Castle Murders (1991)
“There were four seats, but they were small, obviously designed for nonhuman occupants. Ironically, the nonhumans were the most discommoded: Snowclaw spilled out of his chair, and Goofus's sufficed only for his tail and hind legs. Jeremy's voice came out of the intercom speaker. "Okay, everything seems to check out. We're ready any time you guys are." "We're ready as hell," Gene said.
"Yeah, whatever that means." "We're ready, Jeremy," Linda said.
"Okay. Remember, no more voice communications o...nce you get started, but my messages will be on the computer screen. The computer will be doing most of the piloting anyway. If contact is broken for some reason, the craft's automatic systems will kick in. So don't be too worried. I programmed it to do just about everything on its own." "Reassuring," Gene said. "For some reason Chernobyl comes to mind . . . but, hey, this is an adventure." Jeremy sounded a bit put out. "A good . . . you know, like, attitude would help, Gene. A little respect for technology, maybe." Gene tugged at his collar.MoreLess
"Yeah, whatever that means." "We're ready, Jeremy," Linda said.
"Okay. Remember, no more voice communications o...nce you get started, but my messages will be on the computer screen. The computer will be doing most of the piloting anyway. If contact is broken for some reason, the craft's automatic systems will kick in. So don't be too worried. I programmed it to do just about everything on its own." "Reassuring," Gene said. "For some reason Chernobyl comes to mind . . . but, hey, this is an adventure." Jeremy sounded a bit put out. "A good . . . you know, like, attitude would help, Gene. A little respect for technology, maybe." Gene tugged at his collar.MoreLess
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