Gregory's execution had to be postponed. Sylvia, the Entertainment Officer, announced this was because some parts for the Killing Device had been lost by the courier company DFL, but it was an open secret that the Powers That Bee couldn't agree on the wording of Gregory's Suicide Note.
After all, why would anyone want to leave Paradise on Mars? Assuming we were on Mars and not a Shake 'n' Vac computer simulation.
Anyway, Gregory was furious. The announcement that his murder had been postponed was the first he knew that it was imminent, or even likely. Why hadn't we told him? Duh! He held me responsible. We went outside. After kissing, he lopped my left arm off.
