Pons Made of Garbage

== Revised text ==
Date/Timing: 7 January 2019
Setting: Outside the Shed; Vaucluse, NSW, Australia
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The taxi peels away from the Shatterdome, leaving them in a cloud of dust.
"Told you—" Sergio coughs. "—we should've taken a military plane."
"After—" Caitlin sneezes and hefts her carry on. "I'm not risking my Hypothetical's brain with a replacement Pons made of garbage."
Chuck sneezes, too, and hands a tissue to Caitlin.
"I know, darling—not you, Monkey—but that—" He waves his hand. "—pretty hair-raising."
"Agreeing," says Chuck, tucking /British Sign Language for Dummies more securely under her arm.
"Really?" says Caitlin. "Seemed a little slow. We've got a brain to find!"
Sergio sighs. "He's not going to ... combust. Hypothetically."
"Spontaneous?" suggests Chuck.
"Yea, spontaneously become, uh ...."
"Not hypothetical? No, wait, we want that ...."
"She's gone, Monkey. I'm getting ... that thing."
"Sleep?"
"Yea. Sleep. Maybe let someone know ... stuff. Important ... things."
"That we're here?"
"Yea, let Caitlin know we're here."
"Get Caitlin someone thing, let important stuff here. Got it."
"Go forth and Science. Team DriftSci."
They bump fists.
"Drift."
They trail after Caitlin into the Shatterdome.
"We're doing that ... awkward thing," says Chuck. "When we, uh, American footballers. 'Hut.' But we don't actually."
"That is ... that word. Awkward."
"Hopefully brains will go better."
"Hopefully."
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