Gertrude wanted to hurry, but this wasn't happening. Day was half angry. "What is this thing they call kissing?" She blushed. Jane Or Jasmine walked in.

Day walked for what seemed like two hours. He could only slump over by the time he reached the hospital. Gertrude was back from 2025 in time to hear the bad news. Day, the leader of a renegade segment of Pattern, who lost his leadership to Night, and how often Night ruled is up for conjecture (because Na, outright evil personified, pretended to be Night) found out that being Day was like being a big bright target.