"Really? An inmate? I wasn't aware," [Bourne said, indicating the healing bruises on his neck with rare sarcasm. It didn't sound right coming from him, especially not in that halfway-bitter tone. Costigan was not the only one with anxiety issues right now. In response to his friend's last question, he picked up a pad of paper with his right hand and awkwardly wrote with his left:]



"That depends," [he said aloud for the benefit of any listening Animorphs.]