As the group headed down the stairs in the main center of the Visitor's Center, Hammond said, "You four are gonna have a spot of company out in the park. Spend a little time with our target audience."
Two voices rang out in unison, "Grandpa!"
Hammond greeted, "Kids!"
A boy and a girl, who were roughly ten and thirteen respectively, ran up to Hammond. The boy wore a buttoned shirt and brown trousers. The girl wore denim overalls and a tattered baseball cap. The kids to embraced Hammond in a hug, and in the process, lightly knocked him down.
"Wait! Careful with the old man." Hammond said, laughing.
"We miss you!" The girl said.
"Thanks for the presents." The boy said.
"We loved the presents. They were great." The girl chimed in.
Ellie smiled upon seeing the kids.
Hammond chatted with the children about their plane ride.
The group now with the addition of Tim and Lex Murphy, headed back outside the Visitor's Center.
Two Austin Heavy 12/4s came strolling up to the front. They were green with red stripes. "Jurassic Park" was written along the sides. A glass window was in the roof, along future visitors a better glimpse of the dinosaurs. Strangely, there was no one in the driver seats.
The Austins seemed to be guided by a metal rail that went down the middle of the dirt road.
Hammond warned Tim and Lex to keep their distance from the approaching vehicles.
"Aren't they lovely? Aren't they glorious?" Hammond chuckled.
The group investigated the vehicles.
"No drivers?" Gennaro asked.
"No, no, no, no. No drivers." Hammond replied. "They are powered similarly to street trolley, except the cables are underneath the vehicles. They are insulated as well as a safety precaution. We chose to do this to keep any exhaust from causing harm to the animals."
Lex had already gotten into one of the Austins. She noticed a large radio custom-installed into the dashboard.
"Lex, darling, you're alright in there." Hammond said. "Dr. Sattler, come with me. Dr. Grant, come in the second car."
"I'm, uh, gonna ride with Dr. Sattler." Malcolm said. Grant turned and looked at Malcolm.
Hammond meanwhile walked back up into the Visitor's Center.
As Grant walked towards the second vehicle, he was stopped by Tim. "I read your book." Tim said.
"Well that's, that's great." Grant said hurriedly.
"Do you really think dinosaurs turned into birds, and that's were they all went?"
As Grant got into the vehicle he said, "Well, a few species may have evolved along those lines."
Tim got into the car as well. "They sure don't look like birds to me."
Grant got out of the car as Tim said, "I heard that there was a lot of dust that blocked out the sun, and the dinosaurs couldn't get sunlight, and the dinosaurs got rickets."
"Listen, uh-" Grant said.
"Tim." He answered.
"Tim, which car were you planning on?" Grant asked.
"Whichever one you are." Tim said cheerfully.
Grant walked away, and Tim followed. "Then I heard about this thing in The American Naturalist, that the dinosaurs became too stupid, and that's why they died. Then my schoolteacher talked about a book by Marshall, and he said-"
Tim was cut-off by Grant closing the door of the car Tim was in. Grant turned around, and Lex was in front of him.
Lex said, "She said I should ride with you, because it'd be good for you."
Grant looked back at Ellie who smiled at him.
A voice on an intercom at the Visitor's Center said, "The boat is now loading. Everyone must be on the dock for the nineteen hundred hour departure."