Tinker looked at Warren with puzzlement. He had gone from being excited to being terse. She shook her head but didn’t let his sudden switch of moods affect her. She dumped out the bag of clothes on the sofa and ruffled around until she found a lime green bikini with strings that attached all the pieces together. She left her hot clothes in a heap on the floor and put on the bikini, carefully tying the strings at the hipbones, around her neck and behind her back. She tried to tie the one in the back but because she couldn’t see, she had to wait for Warren to help her. While she waited, she pulled out a soft cotton saron with lime green parrots printed on a hot pink background. This she tied around her waist and slipped her feet into some white sandals.<br/><br/>Her hair was hot but she decided that she would just leave it down. Wandering into the kitchen, she stood, looking at all the strange boxes and drawers. She opened everything to see what it was. She caught faint whiffs of old food and mouse droppings but had little idea what everthing was to be used for. Warren would teach her soon enough. Warren knew everything. She opened one cabinet door and found a set of brightly colored dishes in every shade of flower she had ever seen. Tinker decided she liked being human.<br/><br/>She went to the bedroom door and scratched at the wood there.<br/><br/>“Warren, I need help with the string on my bikini. Will you tie it for me? Warren? Warren?”