`` thank you , '' he said , shuffling a few papers . the t-3 activated the table , and it tilted to a ninety degree angle . they will kill anyone who gets in their way or tries to stop them . `` will our parents hear about it ? '' her breathing had the same quality to it that happens after someone had been crying for a long time . she tipped her head to the side and he kept going . he could n't make heads or tails of it . 