«Well,» [ he points out, very reasonably, ] «you are a jerk, although I can't remember her ever stabbing you for it before — what's so special about this particular kid, to bring out the ol' ultraviolence?»
[ Admittedly, Alfred had been doing more of the driving at that point; Augustine had tuned in at the sharp prod, expecting another assault-by-eldritch-and-horrible-denizen-of-the-Deep, only to find that Alfred was at a loss — and then, well, they'd been playing "keep the human away from the maliciously-playful dolphins" for a bit, there, as well.
... But also: ]
«What's this about 'the network'?»
[ If John isn't paying perfectly close attention, will he even realize that Augustine has no idea what he's talking about? Nobody's mentioned a network to him, yet; it's not like he's used to having one around, either... ]
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«Well,» [ he points out, very reasonably, ] «you are a jerk, although I can't remember her ever stabbing you for it before — what's so special about this particular kid, to bring out the ol' ultraviolence?»
[ Admittedly, Alfred had been doing more of the driving at that point; Augustine had tuned in at the sharp prod, expecting another assault-by-eldritch-and-horrible-denizen-of-the-Deep, only to find that Alfred was at a loss — and then, well, they'd been playing "keep the human away from the maliciously-playful dolphins" for a bit, there, as well.
... But also: ]
«What's this about 'the network'?»
[ If John isn't paying perfectly close attention, will he even realize that Augustine has no idea what he's talking about? Nobody's mentioned a network to him, yet; it's not like he's used to having one around, either... ]