Same current now, dark stain liquid bloom on crotch host father trouser. Host cat sister clench own face into fist around own nose, snort small inhale, say, “Dad’s wet…” Say, “You plan on changing him?”

“Last time,” host brother say, “you yelled that I got talcum all over.”

Television appliance depict Trevor Stonefield exercise trigger Colt, expend ammunition. Colt DA snub-nose 38-caliber, two-inch barrel, muzzle flash. Loud retort. Puff smoke. Fez delegate disintegrate. Conical coolie hat atomize.

“Last time,” cat sister say, “it was Mom, and I had to change her.”

On face of television revealed Caucasoid lactoids delegate Ethiopia, festive jump as delegate lift both hands so adjust bone inserted through own false Afro-style hairdo.

Keyboarding button box, host brother say, “I already got feelers out to six record labels wanting to use my footage in their next hip-hop videos.” Say, “No fuck’n way am I dumping this on any network news.”

On television appliance, revealed Trevor Stonefield, face curtained at sides clear-yellow hair. Electric-bolt blue eye.

Cat sister say, “That bastard shot me in my pineapple…”

On viewing appliance, bullet discharged of Colt Detective Special trajectory until collide plastic pineapple balanced high atop host sister turban of many fake fruit. Pineapple rendered infinite bits yellow plastic, green plastic. Television image of host sister plummet to assume unconscious heap.

During witness image within television viewing appliance, host brother say, “The word is, old Trevor was a big repressed homo.”

Subsequent now, then now, then now, eyes of operative me, host brother and sister merely observe appliance. Speed bumps shake, then fall dead. Chesticles jiggle, then spattered with blood. Gentleman delegate Cayman Islands, catch bullet in forehead. Gentleman delegate Bermuda pierced through breastplate woven porcupine quills.

Host father continue urinate trouser. Silver rope viscous saliva escape mouth corner host mother.

Plunging hand into own black trouser, cat sister produce diminutive mirror. Sister repeat stoop so able position mirror in path nostrils of father. Position mirror below nostrils of host mother, sister say, “They’re barely alive, but they’ll survive.”

Eyeballs remained cast upon viewing appliance, host brother say, “Good luck sneaking past the reporters out there.”

Cat sister make small parade to bench cushion where this agent reside. Out trouser, sister produce small jar, twist so remove lid, dip two fingertip into contents. Fingers ladle black paint, hover near face of operative me, cat sister say, “So, Pygmy, you think you have what it takes to make a good spy?”

Sister commence smooth layer black paint so conceal face skin of this agent. Cat fingers contacting about eyes of operative me, tracing paint around lips of this agent. Host sister say, “A spy has to be sneaky.” Say, “Can you keep a secret?”

Sister rub skin of this agent cheeks.

Displayed television appliance, dancing devil dumplings delegate New Zealand.

Weapon of operative me expand against limited constrictions own trouser.

Cat sister say, “Can Pygmy hide what he’s thinking, like a good spy?”

Displayed viewing appliance, Trevor Stonefield snap pistol new full magazine.

Cat sister stroke black paint down nose of operative me, say, “Can Pygmy here go that ruthless, heartless extra mile?”

Displayed television, diminutive figure this agent crouch behind lectern. Huddled with diminutive figure operative Magda. Next then, figure this agent launch self toward inside roof, suspended tumble, somersault whole self above ground, spring with both arms off slanted top of podium, sailing wind fast, executing exact swish-zonk Lunging Lynx. Sailing Lynx twist so evade bullet spray, zero aiming feet at target Trevor Stonefield, landing both legs Lynx wrapped about clear-yellow head, flex knees so yank Trevor skull off connection atlas, separated at cervical vertabra five near top of spine. Loud pop, instant quick dead. Decapitated. Lunging Lynx ride falling body to floor, Trevor muscle remain twitch, eyeball spread wide with surprise. Same clear-yellow body as violated men’s spa of shopping mall. Head wilted on neck, dead. Surrounded weeping balloon bombs spattered red blood. Contortion cadavers dead delegate. Trevor Stonefield interrupted. All anxious, all turmoil and aspiration, all affection and hostility—erased.

Face skin operative me, painted black, deleted. This agent say, “Please, Trevor occurred actual no such terrible individual …”

Already media branding Trevor Stonefield evil demon devil for all recorded history.

Quote, “When news is concerned, nobody in the press is a friend—they are all enemies.”

During next now, pig dog brother keyboard so Trevor neck no wrung. All delegate skulls vacuum gray meatloaf contents restored. All returned merry faces. This agent striking podium utilize heel boot associated boy of cows. Auditorium resonate Magda voice: “I am big with child…” Reverberate laughter. Next, brother keyboarding all dead. All alive. All dead. All blood contained. All blood exhausted. Advance, retreat. Advance, retreat. Keyboarding both visions during cat sister exit so retrieve canister talcum powder.

Begins here sixteenth account of operative me, agent number 67, seated aboard public mass transportation routed XXXXXX. Transferred of route XXXXXX. Transferred of route line XXXXXX. Originating transportation route XXXXXX.

For official record, during venture to board access current conveyance, vehicle captain rest eye upon operative me and host cat sister, both face skin painted black color. Negroid captain seated so to control steering, accept payment, announce disembark locations along route, captain witness cat sister black paint, say, “What are you two supposed to be?”

Mounting step of conveyance, depositing coinage into receptacle neighboring captain, cat sister fashion wide smile of black-painted face, say, “What?” Host sister contract trapezius muscle so elevate deltoid adjacent ear to fashion shrug, say, “Ain’t you never seen a mime before?”

Fellow passenger aboard public conveyance, seething broth proletariat, body of labor muscle, boiling cauldron class resentment awaiting only leadership activist brain. Stench perspiration combined inexpensive cologne. Drab appareled colors reflecting various inclement weathers. Trousers color collected gutter rain. Blouse and tunic color soiled cloud. Skin faces fellow vehicle passenger lined from oppression. Required merely this agent mount bold stance atop upholstered seat, so able visible for all present. Perhaps shake upright fist. Next then announce rescue arrived. Stern discipline operative me order command, ferment ignorant proles so sacrifice selves to action of glorious revolution. Prompt fellow passenger mutiny, savage overwhelm vehicle captain until jettison corrupt demagogy, crowd then seize helm—first of public conveyance, second of wayward national state.

“Take your seat, please,” say captain, say, “you boarded the westbound number fourteen bus, at the Lincoln Park stop.”

For official record, during escape host family residence, host sister and this agent did peer over sill of window, ogle assembly media parasites, ready equipments satellite broadcast and exploit events.

Floating tiny orange light, each trailing smoke of cigarette. Milling horde many journalist predator. Open cups steaming the odor grinded coffee beans stewed with scalded water. Single searchlight flares to illuminate media jackal, appareled uniform jacket with skirt, helmet of rigid hair, clutching microphone, jackal transfixed by flaring light say, “Behind me is the home of the Cedar family, where an unlikely hero has been their resident foreign exchange student…” Say, “Fuck.” Say, “Let’s try that from the top.”