[She's talking from the lab, her communicator propped on the beetle tank where she can look into it while she fiddles with chicken genome data; so it's not switched off, though Iris startles pleasantly to hear the Boy's voice.]
That were when I found the bus. I started the engine and never looked back.
[She says this with a particular knowing grin, fairly certain he'll recognise that coping strategy.]
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That were when I found the bus. I started the engine and never looked back.
[She says this with a particular knowing grin, fairly certain he'll recognise that coping strategy.]
...'Ave you read Gormenghast, at all?