"Yes," muttered Jeanie.
"Sure, Doc!" added Mike.
They stepped outside and shut the door.
"Is he alright?" asked Mike.
"Yes," said Jeanie, "but I've got to make some arrangements. You won't get him out of that lab now, for ANYTHING! It took him two weeks to draw up the first set of plans. I think he got forty-eight hours of sleep in that whole time! It's the way he works, Mike. We're going to have to make sure he eats and rests SOME. But he won't stop until the plans are finished, and he can start building the new machine. Oh, Larry....guess what? Mike plays the guitar!"
"Really?" asked Larry, "Is he any good?"
"I've never heard him," Jeanie told him, "but we're going to! Come on! Let's find McCree and get that security guard up here. Then, we've got nothing else to do....we'll see how well he plays!"
"Great!" Larry cried. "The store just got a shipment of root beer and potato chips; REAL potato chips! Mr. Rafferty is holding a six pack and has a bag of chips for me. It'll take all my spending money for this week, but it'll be a treat! I'll go get them!"
"Well, I could bring my popcorn popper," Jeanie thought aloud. "I've got a little popcorn left.  We'll make it a real party, just like the old days."
"Boy," said Mike, "I wish we could have some ice cream! I had some once. There was a place in our town that used to make it. They had a dam and their own generators so they didn't have to worry about power rationing. They had these old machines. You put cream in the top and flavoring and stuff, left it for a while, then when you pulled up the handle on the bottom, ice cream came out!"
"Boy!" sighed Larry, "It's been a long time since I had any of that! When I was ten my mother got some for my birthday party. A neighbor made it in some kind of thing you cranked. Boy, was it GOOD!"
"Oh, will you two shut up?" Jeanie snapped.
"What's the matter, Jean?" asked Larry.
"She's never had any ice cream," said Mike, "Every time she's had the opportunity something's gone wrong and she's missed out."
"Oh, it's nothing!" said Jeanie. "I'm sure it's not that great, anyway!"
"Oh, YES IT IS!" said Mike and Larry in unison. Everybody burst out laughing.
"Come on, let's find McCree!" Jeanie managed, "And get out of here!"