Chapter Sixteen
The question was, how were they supposed to get a message to the placktoids when no one knew where they were or how to reach them? Carrie and Dave had gone to the Commissioner’s office to draft a statement. While she was composing the message with Dave, Carrie was listening in to the Commissioner’s phone conversation with his technical team.
“I see. How long will that take to set up?” the Commissioner asked. “Right. Please arrange it as quickly as you can and let me know when it’s ready. We’ll broadcast immediately.” He hung up and turned to Carrie and Dave. “How is that statement coming along?”
“Nearly done,” Dave replied, frowning as he typed the closing sentence. “What do you think, Carrie?”
She read the whole message through again, including the part Dave had just a
