"She won't answer," said Chronic, appearing next to Molly. "Come on, dear, back to the home."
  In an instant, both Chronic and Molly were gone.
  "Dude, flashback," said Doug, bracing himself.
  "Flashforward," thought Barry, his hands clenched on the wheel.
  "I can't believe you bought The Best of New Wave, dude."
  "Stop it with the dude," Barry said, lunging at Doug.
  "Whoa, chill. I know it's not Armani, but I got a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce."
  The seats gave out and they both flew into the back seat. Barry wanted to choke the living dude out of Doug.