Chapter 7 A Brother to Dragons Summary

Dan and Laurie spend some time at Dan's house. Laurie wanders around and looks at Dan's impressive array of equipment and inventions. She boards Dan's flight ship, named Archie, and inspects the interior. She then tries to light a cigarette and mistakes the flamethrower button for a cigarette lighter, starting a fire inside the hangar, which Dan quickly extinguishes. The two characters talk about Rorschach's mask-killer theory and then discuss their respective past lives. Laurie talks about Jon and discloses that recent medical scans have demonstrated she does not have cancer. On Dan's insistence, Laurie decides to stay at his house instead of staying in a hotel.

Later that evening Dan and Laurie watch the television news. The news shows a rapid series of events. Russia has invaded Afghanistan, and armed Russian forces are heading...