stuffing my phone back in my pocket , i wander into the kitchen in search of something to eat instead . then she shattered the contents in the center of the powdery mess . a gray-haired woman came in from the elevators , gave her visitor 's pass to a friend , and sat down . youre not even going to tie me to a tree or something ? `` does he really drink as much as they say ? '' `` let 's go before we lose him . '' 