Pushing Foster is one half of the secret to what passes as 'cooperation' with him.
Of course, the other half of getting Foster to cooperate is to agree with reality on his terms, and Tim may not be a big fan of what that entails.
Most people aren't.
In response, Foster turns and rummages in his knapsack, which is actually slung sideways around his human waist, so that it functions more like a saddle bag than a backpack. He pulls out an assortment of things (a folded length rectangle of red silk fabric, a toothbrush, an ocean-scoured rubber ducky) before producing the stone from somewhere near the bottom. Obviously he doesn't keep up with it much; he holds it up for Tim's benefit anyway.
Then:
"I won't rescue you."
Calmly, but impersonal and unsubtle like a cinderblock dropped on Tim's face from above.
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Of course, the other half of getting Foster to cooperate is to agree with reality on his terms, and Tim may not be a big fan of what that entails.
Most people aren't.
In response, Foster turns and rummages in his knapsack, which is actually slung sideways around his human waist, so that it functions more like a saddle bag than a backpack. He pulls out an assortment of things (a folded length rectangle of red silk fabric, a toothbrush, an ocean-scoured rubber ducky) before producing the stone from somewhere near the bottom. Obviously he doesn't keep up with it much; he holds it up for Tim's benefit anyway.
Then:
"I won't rescue you."
Calmly, but impersonal and unsubtle like a cinderblock dropped on Tim's face from above.