`` what did i tell you about sneaking up on me ? the truth of that statement did n't sit well with her . and what lies beyond it , if this is not also the universe ? man , you dont get it , do you ? if she were partly or completely nude , he counted the day a success . he plopped the ice he 'd been using on his knuckles on the table . some froze and stood stock-still like rabbits caught in the glare of a brilliant light . um , so i dont get the call . 