"The upside down? Yeah, no. They're..." Will winced. "They don't seem very smart, for one. Which is good, I guess?"

The demobats and dogs were animals, too, but they were clever, and connected to something bigger. The things here seemed almost as lost as he and Eddie were.

Closing the door behind them, after making sure the safety latch still worked and they wouldn't end up trapped inside, Will leaned back against and empty set of shelves and tried to catch his breath.