it was hard not to think about the very likely fact that she was going to be a mother , but she went to work , tried to keep busy , and waited for the week to go by . put the beast back in his cage . '' he instructed me in the proper application of space slime . '' he stood up then , facing me , and even in the dim light i could see that no such desperate measures on my part would be required . i shove my fists into my pockets , and follow her . 