Yikes! That’s one big baby! Also, introducing the baby’s semi-clothed and always cool pilot, Subtle Razors. I’m fairly sure I stole Subtle’s name from somewhere, but for the life of me I can’t remember where. And Google is refusing to help me remember. Oh well!
37. Cool Blue Baby
Transcript
Week 37: Friday – And it’s off to Rome we go.
Ignatz: Nile, this is Subtle Razors. He’s going to be our pilot for the trip.
Nile: Hi.
Subtle: Hey, man. Pleased to meet you.
Nile: Aren’t you a bit under-dressed for flying a plane?
Subtle: Probably. But then, who said anything about me flying a plane?
Week 37: Friday – Occasionally the weirdness of this place even surprises me.
Spooky: …what the fuck?
Nile: My thoughts exactly.
Subtle: All aboard that are coming aboard!
Week 37: Saturday – Our second day in the air. At this pace we should reach Rome by Tuesday.
Subtle: I’ve been flying for six years now. Took over the business from my dad when he retired.
Nile: So are you the one keeping us in the air right now?
Subtle: Not just me. It’s technical – basically it relies on magic. And dreams.
Nile: Dreams? You mean the baby’s dreams?
Subtle: Yeah. They provide the thrust.
Nile: And what if the baby wakes up?
Subtle: It won’t.
Nile: But if it did?
Subtle: Eh. Depends on your belief system, I guess.
Baby: Zzz.
Philip Pullman reference – Subtle Knife? Razors are a bit like knives.