"How many times have I told you not to play with the propane tanks!?" shouted Emily's mother, bursting through the garage door in a frightful fury.
"Mphmmh phhmmmp!"
"And for crying out loud, take that gas mask off. I can't understand a word you are saying!"
Emily turned from her gas tanks and pushed the com button on the side of the mask, which made her sound as if she were talking through a tin can. "I already did my homework. What else am I suppose to do?"
Flick-click.
Emily's mother threw up her hands in exasperation. "I don't know, go play with people your own age. With NORMAL people who play outside and talk to each other instead of huffing gas fumes."
"I'm not huffing, Mom. I have a gas mask on."
"Whatever.