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He flipped off the wall switch and then waited. “It’s usually good to give these things ten seconds or so before powering up again.”
Was this like a cable box kind of deal? It better be more reliable. For some shady land of magic and mystery, they seemed to have quite a few technical difficulties.
We stood there, both counting softly. He looked at me, as if to ask if I thought that was long enough. I shrugged, having no idea. This was their weird stuff, not mine.
He flipped the switch again. This time only one bulb lit. The measurement was worse, if that were possible.
He hummed again. I was beginning to find his hum slightly irksome.
“Switch places with me.” He waved me off the platform and motioned to the spot he’d been standing. He stepped onto the platform and pointed to the wall. “Okay, flip it on.”
All the bulbs lit up instantly. He hummed again.
“Hang on.” He walked to the door and screamed like he was dying, “Cookie! Connor! I need you.”
Cookie came running. “What the hell? I thought someone was getting electrocuted.”
He pointed to the scale. “Get on. I need to measure you.”
“Why?” She looked at him as if he were too stupid to know how to breathe.
“I’m testing the machine.”
She shook her head, mumbling, “You’re such an annoying idiot it’s almost unreal. Like if the people I bitched to hadn’t met you, they might not even believe me when I’m talking shit about you.”
“You getting on or what?” Dice said.
She got on the scale. Dice flipped the switch. All the lights lit.
“Looks like it’s working fine. Like I said before…” The insults hung in the air.
Dice hummed again, ignoring Cookie.
“What’s the issue?” Cookie asked.
“She only got one light,” Dice said. He glanced back at me. “Everyone gets one light. It’s to let you know the machine is on.”
I didn’t get a single light? Not even that one counted?
Cookie went to the door. “Connor, get your ass in here or I’m going to beat you.” She screamed so loud I covered my ears.
Connor walked in a minute later with a scowl and shook his head. “Why do you people keep screaming?”
“Get on the scale,” Dice said.
Cookie pointed to the platform.
“Why?” Connor asked.
“We’re testing it,” we all said.
Even my voice was rising.
Connor squinted at us but got on the scale. Dice flipped the switch. Everything lit up.
Cookie and Dice hummed in unison. I officially hated the sound of humming.
“Is there an issue?” Connor asked.
