`` the first thing that springs to mind is why am i talking to you and not to your mum or dad with you in the background as a witness ? '' `` how fast do you think we can get everybody out of here ? '' `` you want to have this conversation now ? '' quitting time arrived before she knew it . she closed the door behind her with a gentle thump . `` you never really took the stars into account . when he bumped his head gently , he looked up at the ceiling , startled . 