Seeds Chapter 8 Page 26

facemask and Yellow skin isn’t doing much for his presentation.

The car engine sputters back to life and they turn to climb in. Steve starts up the beast by reaching inside the cabin, all the time watching the road to their rear, and Jason is surprised at how quiet it is. He was expecting a roar but Steve didn’t build it to impress anyone with noise or chest beating. He knew the value of silence and how advantageous it was to “walk quietly but carry a big stick” as Moe used to say.

Sliding in, his ribs still tight from the beating he took, he pulls the door shut and presses play on the radio. Silence to an observer was important, inside however was a different matter altogether and Pearl Jam kicks in loud and full of bass.