'Holy crap! Do you two make it a habit of scaring the hell out of people?' a boy asked.
'It's more of my hobby' says Wednesday.
'You girls go to Nevermore? Didn't realize they changed the uniform' says the boy.
'I need two quad over ice. It's an emergency.... It's four shots of espresso' says Wednesday.
'Yeah I... I know what a quad is, but spoiler alert, the espresso machine's having seizure, so all we have is drip' said the boy.
'But drip is for people who hate themselves and know their lives have no real purpose or meaning. What's wrong with your machine?' asked Wednesday.
'It's a temperamental beast with a mind of it's own, and it doesn't help that the instructions are in Italian' said the boy.
Wednesday collected the book and reads it with her sister.
'We need a tri-wing screwdriver and a four millimeter Allen wrench' Wednesday said.
'Wait you girls read Italian?' the boy asked.
'Of course. It's the native tongue of Machiavelli, here's the deal. We're going to fix your coffee machine, then you're going to make our coffee and call taxi' said Wednesday.
'Uh, no taxi in Jericho try Uber?' asked the boy.
'We don't know phones, we refuse to be a slave to technology' says Wednesday.
'Then you girls are out of luck, where are you two going anyway?' the boy asked.
'That's on a need-to-know basis. What about trains?' Wednesday asked.
'Nearest station is Burlington. it's half an hour away' says the boy.
'You have a valve issue, we've seen it before says Wednesday.
'Where? You girls have one of these monsters at home? asked the boy.
'Steam-powered guillotine, we built it when I was ten she was nine. I want to decapitate my dolls more efficiently, while my little sister just wanted to build something' explained Wednesday.
'Sure, grim reaper barbie and a little Einstein, makes perfect sense' say the boy.
° Steam vents, Subside °
'Wow!, Thanks, I never met any Nevermore kids who get their hands dirty. I'm Tyler, by the way, I didn't catch you girls names or are those on a need-to-know basis too?' asked Tyler.
Tyler:
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