"Pete, have you noticed something with Artie?"
Pete seemed surprised. He had a deep appreciation for Artie already. "No, not really, Myka."
"Well, he's really, really bad at geography. He said Seever City, Iowa, but there is no such city. Pete... we have to search the entire state of Iowa."
"No! But there's no delicious, prepared food in Iowa, except a few perhaps in Des Moines! We'll starve, soon we'll be wearing fur bikinis and living among the aliens! AUUUGHH!"
"Pete, have some coffee."
Pete took a sip. "Whew... thanks, Myka. But yeah, he sure doesn't have a clue about geography, does he?"
"No kidding. Well, I suppose we'll go to Des Moines."
IN DES MOINES...
"Hungry... anyone... please..."
"Need... food..."
"Anything for street food, I could even wear pants!"
They were sitting at a pub. Myka was eating a burger, Pete was begging for street food. "Pete, you're not going to get street food! Get a burger already!"
A stranger, an old wrinkly-looking Brit about Artie's age, came up and said, "Ma'am, I overheard you saying on that Farnsworth that you are looking for law schools in Des Moines. Well, there's Drake, but they mostly do agricultural law, so you may want to try University of Iowa in Iowa City. Say hello to Arthur for me, and tell him... thanks for all the fish."
The stranger walked away. Myka shrugged, and called back Artie on the Farnsworth. "Hey Artie, there's no such thing as Seever City."
"I know, I said Iowa City, don't be ridiculous. Well, I think I did. What do you want?"
"Well, someone tipped us off about –"
"Who? Did you get his name?"
"No, but he was British, really emo, and seemed to know you. He said, 'Thanks for all the fish.'"
Artie froze. "Are you... sure about this?"
"Yeah, Artie, I'm sure."
"Okay, I'll inform Mrs. Frederic, to alert the Regents. Jane must know as well."
"The Regents? Jane? Are you making stuff up?"
"Yes, I am. Forget about what I just made up. I have more important things to do right now. Bye."
And with that, the Farnsworth conversation was over. So, once Myka had convinced Pete he was not going to starve, they went to Iowa City.
