From the Novel Time Spike (co-authored by Eric Flint)
(note that Richard is British)
Richard found a map of Illinois in the first petrol station they found that was still open in the middle of the night, not far fron Carbondale. It took him no more than a minute cross-checking the index with the map to figure out the directions.
He looked around and saw that Margo was already out of the station and climbing into the vehical outside. He followed, feeling mildly triumphant.
"Alright," he said, after he got into the car. "What we need to do-"
"I know already. We take Route 51 north to I-64 and then take I-64 toward St. Louis. We'll pass the air force base along the way." She grinned at him. "I asked the gas station attendant, what do you think?"
"That's cheating."
She shook her head. "We're in the perimeter of a cosmic catastrophe, desperately searching for assistance to get us past official stonewalling, and the man is obsessed with figuring out how to get somewhere the manly way."
"It's still cheating."
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
(note that Richard is British)
Richard found a map of Illinois in the first petrol station they found that was still open in the middle of the night, not far fron Carbondale. It took him no more than a minute cross-checking the index with the map to figure out the directions.
He looked around and saw that Margo was already out of the station and climbing into the vehical outside. He followed, feeling mildly triumphant.
"Alright," he said, after he got into the car. "What we need to do-"
"I know already. We take Route 51 north to I-64 and then take I-64 toward St. Louis. We'll pass the air force base along the way." She grinned at him. "I asked the gas station attendant, what do you think?"
"That's cheating."
She shook her head. "We're in the perimeter of a cosmic catastrophe, desperately searching for assistance to get us past official stonewalling, and the man is obsessed with figuring out how to get somewhere the manly way."
"It's still cheating."
___________________________
"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin