How It All Goes Down
Partridge (Darts)
- On their way to the Meltlands, Partridge and Bradwell start to bond. Isn't that just precious?
- Bradwell talks about how his parents got him a dog.
- He named it Art after his parents' friend Arthur Walrond, who was a drunken scientist who let a lot of secrets slip.
- One drunken note in particular that Bradwell found read, The thing is—they could save them all, but they won't. This note bothers Bradwell.
- He also talks about how he thinks Partridge's father commanded the hit on his parents, and how the Detonations were just a plan to speed up the process of the world dying. Isn't this fantastic bonding?
- They also speak about politics, Hiroshima, and United States history. It's all good and well until someone shoots a dart at them off in the distance.
- Bradwell and Partridge try to run away from the darts, but Bradwell is struck in the shoulder.
- Partridge helps him rip the dart out, then looks up to see a large, battle-gear-wearing woman with a child peeking out from behind its leg. Oh, and the lady has a bike chain, a drill, and a chain saw for weapons. Totally not fair.
- Partridge thinks he can take her with his super strength, but then hundreds more appear, all mothers with children.
- By the way, the children turn out to be fused to the women. Yikes.
- Bradwell asks to see "Your Good Mother," and is promptly beaten up.
- Same with Partridge.
- The last thing Partridge remembers is thinking about the ocean.