Preparations

Heh heh heh heh heh! The old man was right. He may be gimpy in the back leg and snore like a sailor, but he does know the behavior of the humans better than anyone else. They are, indeed, getting ready for a trip.

I don't whether to be happier about the fact that they will be out of my life entirely for whatever period that they're gone, or that their absence means I will have more opportunity to plot, scheme, and enact my most brilliant plan for escape yet.

Never mind. It's the last one. I'm happiest about the last one.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go take some measurements, draw up some blueprints, and make sure my welder and Bunsen burner are in good, working order. 

- Nim