`` happy new year , '' i said , sliding a beer down the bar to the person who had ordered it . with each stroke , he increased their rhythm . just ... i needed a moment to warm up to it . `` where did you buy your gifts ? `` see how she loves her human child ? '' she was ready within half an hour . but we didnt count on that . he realized he was in some sort of a trance . she holds up a trash bag for me and i drop the blanket inside . 