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Train had never seen Rider flustered If he hadn’t seen it himself, he wouldn’t have believed it was possible

“What do you want?”

“When’s your birthday?”

“Why do you care when Rider’s birthday is?” Train narrowed his eyes at her

“Because I want to be there You guys get soood shit”

“Next month,” Rider answered

“I’ll finish your orders for you if you let me have the stuff you don’t want”

“If I don’t want it, ould you?” he asked suspiciously

“I’ot a deal?”

Rider nodded “Only if I don’t hatever it is”

“Okay Where’s your work desk?”

Rider pointed toward the back of the factory

“I see who’s got the brains between you”

“Why?” Rider stared at her then looked at him

Train shrugged, not knohat she was inferring

“Sucker Train’s workstation is by the boxes, popcorn spreader, and the h the entire factory every tis”

Train bent down to look at the postage machine as Killyama strutted off toward Rider’s desk

Rider fu stations”

“Don’t bla here” Train tried to keep fro

“After you talked me into the one I’m at now You told me it was farther away from Shade’s desk He doesn’t work out of the office anymore, so you can switch me—”

“You really want Jeatching everyso much”

Train finally fixed the postagethe layout of the factory so he could move his workstation closer to the equipaze on him

Train lost track of what Killyaerator was leaking He thought Rider wasn’t the only sucker in the factory Jewell had probably wanted the day off to keep fro to be fixed