What.

Uh-oh.

What I said.

Got your foot caught in the turbine.

I do?

Yup.

Damn.

Yup.

Look it there. My foot's all chewed up.

Damn.

Now you can't go to the show with Dwyla.

Now I can't go to the show with Dwyla, I guess.

Nope.

Hey Gill.

What.

How come you call me Jed?

I did?

Did, nuthin'. You just do.

I do, huh?

Yes you do. I'm Derrick I told ya.

But evereybody calls you Jed.

Not my mom.

Well, Derrick, or Jed or whatever your damn name is, when she sees your foot she's gonna call you fool.

My mommma didn't raise no fools. Besides.

What.

I'm a grown man, ain't I? I'm gonna take Dwyla to the show, ain't I?

Yup. I mean, nope.

Oh, yeah.

Say, Jed.

Derrick.

Sorry.

What.

How come you ain't took your foot outta that turbine yet?

I ain't?

No sir.

Damn. Maybe my momma did raise a fool.

Now don't say that. You ma's a fine woman.

Yes she is.

Fine woman. Upstanding.

I know it.

A real lady.

Don't I know it.

A real fine lady, your ma. Hey!

Where?

Your foot done come clean off!

Well how about that.

Let's go get it.

Allright, gimme a hand.

Hee-hee!

What.

You don't need a hand, you need a foot!

Haw-haw, comedian-man.

Yup, your ma's a fiiine woman. Damn, Jed, I mean Derrick, look at your foot.

I know.

Damn. Bloody. Say, how come you ain't dead yet?

I don't know, Gill. I got a strong constitution, I guess. Like my ma.

Fine woman.

Yes sir.

She's got both her feet on the ground, that ma of yours.

Just like me.

Of course, hers are attatched.

Hey now, Gill, I still got the one good foot.

Well, Jed, I mean to say, Derrick.

What?

You stepped in the turbine again.

Well Gawdamn! What's Dwyla gonna say?

You could show 'em to her.

Say that again?

Yeah, some girls, they like that nasty stuff.

You don't say!

I do. Denny's dad's got Vietnam ears, you know.

I know. They look like prunes.

Well, Denny showed 'em to Dreama.

Why'd he do that? Say, Gill, gimme a pull here, I got my hand caught in the turbine.

Alright. Yeah, he showed 'em to her.

We'll I'll be.

Yeah, I'll be too.

Uh, what's that thing over there?

What thing?

That thing with the wheels on it.

That's my truck, ya eedgit.

Oh, yeah.

You okay Jed?

Derrick.

Derrick?

'Course I am.

There's blood everywhere. Mostly yours.

I know.

And your other hand's in the turbine now.

I know.

Well, I'm just checkin'.

Okay.

Goin' to the show tonight, huh?

Dwyla. Goin' with Dwyla.

Gonna take your hands and feet?

And this arm too, if I can get out of the turbine.

Well, have fun.

I will.

Be safe.

I will.