Field stripping two weapons in a strange house. First a lightweight nine millimeter pistol and it takes a while to tell if it's loaded or not. It isn't. Admiring the glistening double helix in the barrel. Spacing out, almost falling asleep for a moment.

Then a strange telescoping automatic. A voice calls out from the other room to explain that it has some pieces missing. It sure does - an entire side of the housing is gone and I can see the interior mechanism. It seems insubstantial and cheaply constructed. Who is it in the other room? Male? Female? I get the impression that they are taking a shower.