Summary

This chapter consists mostly of memory. Sean hangs out with JJ and his girlfriend, Teague, and Kimmy, listening to music. Teague, who is reading “The Dungeon Master’s Guide”, asks for some different music. As Kimmy rummages through her large, very full purse, Sean describes the sound made by the numerous cassettes in there as sounding like rattling bones. As Kimmy changes the music, Sean notices that JJ and his girlfriend are starting to make out. He realizes that he might be in trouble if he hangs out too much longer, so he heads home. His narration here describes the distant nature of his memories of this event.

When he gets home, Sean finds that he’s received a couple of parcels, one of which contains a membership patch from a Conan the Barbarian fan club. He phones Kimmy and asks if she...