Three DRs appear in front of me and sing, “I can’t get no satisfaction” in beautiful three-part harmony. I’m freaked. I know who Harry, Alliea, Jamie and Flanagan are. Lena is the only one of us unaccounted for. So which of the DRs is the real Lena?
“Who are you?” asks one of the DRs.
“I’m Brandon,” I say.
“I’m Lena,” says the redhaired Lena.
“No I’m Lena,” the gorgeous one says.
“No I’m Lena!” says the Guy DR and they all giggle.
I think I’m missing something here.
“The battle’s over,” I tell the Lenas.
“Shame, we missed all the fun,” redhaired Lena says scornfully.
Flanagan joins us.
“Three Lenas,” I explain.
Flanagan raises his blaster and blows the heads off the Guy Lena and the Redhaired Lena.
“One’s enough,” he says mildly.
Lena screams with genuine horror. “Do you know how that felt?” she hisses.
“Lena, you’re a coward,” Flanagan tells her.
“Well, yeah.”
“I need you.”
“I know.”
“Let’s do it.”