"News to me. Inconvenience, we're only the runts of the Organization, last at the trough, nobody ever tells us anything—they keep cutting our orders, we follow 'em, is all."
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Now Darby's shrugging really comes into focus. How does he care so little about these strange sightings and strange lights in the sky?! When I was Darby's age, I read every book I could find about the Bermuda Triangle or the Loch Ness Monster or the Money Pit or the Abominable Snowman or UFOs! I even read The Amityville Horror in 5th grade because it was about paranormal shenanigans! Is Darby just acting all pouty because of the Organization's leash about his neck keeping him from exploring files from the X folder? Is this a kid's way of pretending not to give a dang darn because he has no control over his own life and his excitement for something which he can't explore on his own terms just causes emotional pain and turmoil?!
"the runts of the Organization"
Who is this mysterious organization?! And why are the Chums of Chance the runts of it? Being that they're running into another crew of child aeronauts, I suspect they aren't the runts because the other members of the Organization aren't children. Or maybe that's a poor suspicion. The Organization is probably run by a secret cabal of adults doing who knows what. But they need eyes and ears all over the globe and the balloons are only capable of holding a crew of children. The number of adults needed to man a balloon would probably weigh it down too much. So the Chums of Chance have no real leadershp role in the organization; they are just the eyes and ears to report back, and the hands to accomplish far off errands.
"nobody ever tells us anything"
I suppose nobody ever tells Darby and Chick anything. And possibly Miles. But I bet Randolph and Lindsay know far more than they're willing to tell the rest of the crew. Like how Randolph earlier wandered off on his own in formal attire for some secret rendezvous.
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