“I need to arrive in the early afternoon,” Adeline said. “In the toilet compartment of the master bathroom. And by the way, your targeting is still off by a few feet—vertically. I almost broke my ankle when I arrived at Nora’s.” “My parents always told me to aim high.” “Hiro, was that an Absolom dad joke?” He shrugged. “I’m at that age.” Adeline laughed and stepped into the machine.
