"Get lost, Kyle" said Jennifer. "I got nothin' to say to you."
"But" said Kyle.
Jennifer turned to Emily. "So what do you want to talk about? Make it quick, cause dinner'll be ready soon." The physical labor she had been doing had made her hungry in a way she didn't remember being since she was a little kid.
"Remember, I said my cousin had been hit by the curse? Another creepy little fetishist like Kyle, but she wasn't lucky the way you were. We were just hoping that you would use the curse to turn her back."
"Wait a second, you mean your cousin Sandy? You mean that she hasn't always been a slug-girl? That was the curse? Huh, I remember her as born that way."
"Yes" said Emily, with an enormous sigh of relief. "That's who I mean. That's how the curse worked on her."
Ergus came out again. "Supper's ready, Jen. Dinah made plenty if your little friend would like to join us."
"Emily?" Jen asked.
"Uh, sure, if you can give me a ride back to town after?"
"No prob. Hey, Jody--Emily's gonna ride back with me, capece?"
"Gotcha" said Jody, and pulled out.
"Hey, how am I supposed to get back?" whined Kyle.
Jennifer laughed. "You got feet. Start back now, you should make it back to town before dark."