i know we made up stories in the past but this time were telling the truth . `` but after today , i 'm hitting the bottle . '' that was hard to say with a straight face . `` not if you drink another two liter of coffee . '' but you will not be lying ! '' his mind did n't know how to handle this . ellis stopped hammering the nails for a moment and considered her . he was tall , thin , and normal looking except in his eyes . 