The phone was ringing. Dirk answered it. He sighed. It was Thor, the ancient Norse God of Thunder. Dirk knew immediately it was him from the long portentous silence and low grumblings of irritation followed by strange distant brawling noises. Thor did not understand phones very well. He would usually stand ten feet away and shout godlike commands at them. This worked well as far as making the connection was concerned, but made actual conversation well-nigh impossible.