за пару секунд до этого Бастилия приказала Алкатразу - блин, как звучит-то! - выбросить розового плюшевого медведя в окно. Алкатраз бросил - медведь взорвался. Алкатраз получил разрыв тех иллюзий, которые еще оставались. Дальнейшая беседа.
“What did I expect it to do?” I said. “Maybe play some music? Say ‘mama’? Where I come from, exploding is not a normal bear habit.”
“Where you come from, a lot of things are backward,” Bastille said. “I’ll bet your poodles don’t explode either.”
“No, they don’t.”
“Pity.”
“Actually, exploding poodles would be awesome. But exploding teddy bears? That’s dangerous!”
“Duh.”
“But Bastille, they’re for children!”
“Exactly. So that they can defend themselves, obviously.”
Нельзя это читать, когда дети спят. И когда не спят тоже...
“What did I expect it to do?” I said. “Maybe play some music? Say ‘mama’? Where I come from, exploding is not a normal bear habit.”
“Where you come from, a lot of things are backward,” Bastille said. “I’ll bet your poodles don’t explode either.”
“No, they don’t.”
“Pity.”
“Actually, exploding poodles would be awesome. But exploding teddy bears? That’s dangerous!”
“Duh.”
“But Bastille, they’re for children!”
“Exactly. So that they can defend themselves, obviously.”
Нельзя это читать, когда дети спят. И когда не спят тоже...
угу... и это только первая глава