sooner or later it would pop up , just like the answers that appear in the window of those black plastic ball things . for a moment his wits were so scattered that he was n't even sure what she was talking about . i wasnt going to drink anything they offered . no , it 's got nothing to do with the council . i want to stick around to see where this can go . `` no , i 'm not ready for my hair to be curled yet . 