Jerry says “Since the offering isn’t here, we’ll have to perform the ritual of allegiance to the hourglass. We all know the three steps: first, you place the mirror on its stand facing the hourglass, then you cut your index finger with the dagger over the chalice, and lastly you pour the blood from the chalice into the small clock mechanism next to the hourglass while the others say the sacred words. At least that’ll reaffirm our conviction while serving the purpose of nourishing time itself.” He sighs, “Finding the right sacrifice is hard, man. The last one put up an awful fight in the hallway and the others had to kill it right on the spot. A waste of good fuel if you ask me. But, you know, at least its screams can’t be heard anymore, nor that awful impulse of complaining about the cage. I mean, c’mon, a crib is not that bad! Plus, there was plenty of room for its skeletal body. The audacity of some…”