[ The thing about being magically zapped into a new place is that, in order to realize that something entirely out of the ordinary has happened, you generally have to be able to see your surroundings.
For a moment, after locking her door upon finishing that pleasant but dull date with Ralph Mandy, she thinks she's had a stroke. The sound of her dehumidifier and Ralph's footsteps leaving her porch stop suddenly, replaced by silence. The atmosphere is suddenly less stuffy than St. Louis in the summer, and the smell. She can't place it--something similar to dust and rose petals, and definitely not her desperately-in-need-of-a-shampoo carpet. It's all so sudden that her breath catches, and a hand shoots out--
There is definitely not a wall there, in her house.
Reba McClane | Red Dragon
[ The thing about being magically zapped into a new place is that, in order to realize that something entirely out of the ordinary has happened, you generally have to be able to see your surroundings.
For a moment, after locking her door upon finishing that pleasant but dull date with Ralph Mandy, she thinks she's had a stroke. The sound of her dehumidifier and Ralph's footsteps leaving her porch stop suddenly, replaced by silence. The atmosphere is suddenly less stuffy than St. Louis in the summer, and the smell. She can't place it--something similar to dust and rose petals, and definitely not her desperately-in-need-of-a-shampoo carpet. It's all so sudden that her breath catches, and a hand shoots out--
There is definitely not a wall there, in her house.
What the hell is going on? ]
Hello? Is anyone there? Christ, am I dead?
[ Hell of a question to ask, Reba. ]