Rachel was twenty-nine years old and married to a man named Ned who cooked their meals. One Sunday morning Ned made everyone french toast and bacon and coffee, and later Rachel took Sara down to her basement office. Rachel and Ned and Ned's brother Bill developed computer games-- Ned was the Beverage Procurement Officer (BPO), Rachel was the president. She liked to program in pajamas.

Mang, she called.

She was looking for the cat. It lived next door but visited them for food. Ned had made a thigh-wide ramp so the cat could climb over the fence, and he had carpeted the ramp so the cat wouldn't slip running up.

Mang, Rachel called.