Exit
‘Do we have an exit strategy?’

‘Do we have an exit strategy?’
‘WHAT? By giving up its lone outer electron, a sodium atom achieves a desirable quantum mechanical configuration and is left with a positive charge. By accepting an extra electron, chlorine fills its eight electrons and gains a negative charge. The charged ions are then held together to make molecules and crystals of common salt (NaCl) by electrostatic forces… Lassie, are you absolutely sure that’s what the professor told you?’
‘Come on now, who’s going to text the first word?’
‘He’s a dirty old man of the people.’
‘It says here you work part-time as an artist’s model...’
‘We’ll be buggered once everything is digital.’
‘Oh no! The place is swarming with journalists.’
‘If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears, does it make a sound?’
‘Paper, glass, cans, food, plastic, cardboard and non-recyclables.’
‘But if you want a cheaper day return to Crewe, try nudging the lemon but hold the cherry...’
‘For the purpose of recognition, your contact will be reading a copy of the Times on his iPad.’
‘Just how remote is this remote cottage?’
‘Is it a normal symptom of depression to be followed around by vultures?’