turning his friend into a zombie , that was low , even for him . how could they not know these things ? his unruly hair is still damp from a shower . i need at least three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars . she handed it to me with the care one would preserve for a child . `` nice to meet you amy , '' mike replied . that 's what we 'd seemed like in the beginning . but his brain told him this was a bad idea . 