Carver resisted the urge to retort, "You didn't give me a brain, remember? You [i]wanted[/i] me to be empty-headed. Too bad you failed on that." It was an argument she knew she couldn't win, and the longer it went on, the longer he'd be sitting there with the door wide open, making Shock more uncomfortable and setting the pumpkin creature up for more punishment later from both of them.

He finally left. She quickly got to hiding the screen again, nodding to Shock. "Stand by the window, that should help. I'll get the batteries switched out. I don't have a way down from the window that wouldn't probably hurt you, so you'll still have to take the ramp out. Best to wait a few minutes for them to get started up again, though."