`` give me your time stone , '' he growled in her ear . things seemed to be coming together nicely . she nodded and took my hand , pulling me through the crowd on the deck . occasionally , wed bump elbows , and id be caught off-guard . he was a celebrity and someone from another world . maybe you guys didnt hear me the first time . there are blobs that may well be one ship or ten . '' they seemed to be trying to match and raise each other all night . 