“Odette,” I asked, reading the list again. “What are those numbers at the end of each name? That million and 100,000?” “That’s just the bounty,” she said. “It’s how much other crawlers get if they kill you. Now I must leave. Be careful out there. I’ll see you after the next floor collapse.” Odette faded away, leaving me alone, bobbing slowly up and down with the waves. “Fuck,” I said to the empty room.