that 's when the banging started , like she 's trying to bang the images out of her head . maybe we can talk this over . dick would oft sing as they rode along together ; never a whole song , only a snatch of this and a verse of that . she darts her eyes up to mine . `` such a pain in my ass , '' i mumbled , and walked to the foot of the bed . his hand touched hide and feathers as he fell . she paused , licked her lips nervously . 