“How very gracious of them,” Raven says in reply to Fiona, “You
can open your eyes now.”
She does just that, blinking a few times to take in their new
surroundings. “Ewww,” she says, “We really are in something's
mouth.”
“We are m'lady,” Strauss says, “But not for long, the esophagus
beckons.”
He presses a sequence of buttons and switches on the dashboard.
“We have put the vehicle into 'water' mode,” he says, “Which
means we are effectively in a sub-marine now. We believe once we've
left the mouth area, it may be best to allow the naturally occurring
juices to dictate our course.”
“You're the driver,” Raven tells him, “We're in your hands now.
Just get us into that stomach, quick as you like.”
