Sutton asked, "You interested in getting some brunch?"
"I can't today. I'm going to the zoo with somebody."
"A date, huh?"
"Not hardly," Rune said. "Hey, you want to come?"
Sutton was shaking her head, which Rune figured was probably her reflex reaction to invitations of this sort. "I haven't been to the zoo in years," she said, laughing.
"It's like riding a bike," Rune said. "It'll come right back to you."
"I don't know."
"Come on."
"Let me think about it." Sutton stopped shaking her head.
"Aw, come on."
"I said I'll think about it," Sutton snapped. "You can't ask for more than that."
"Sure I can," Rune said adamantly. The anchorwoman ignored her and together they crouched down in front of the pile of mystery artifacts and began picking through it, looking for more of Rune's damaged treasures.
