... I dunno. Not really. But, if we get stuck, it's maybe a way to get us un-stuck. I dunno what's goin' on with this version of the world we're in, maybe we can't go over the hills no more from this side, maybe that big glow to the north isn't a city but a fuckin' fire. I dunno. If we run outta options we can use him to try an' bail ourselves out. But I still got some gas, we can keep goin' a while an' see if we can get ourselves outta this.

[She probably wants to meet his Papa, doesn't she. Or she wants the practice with her skills.

Johnnie hasn't seen the guy in years now, though, and it's for the best, in his opinion. There's nothing that fuckup has to offer him. There's no nostalgia there, no affection. Nothing lost.]