From Like a Flower Growing in Darkness part 14
Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
Quote:"Do you know what I do for a living."-----
"No-o?" he said, in the tones of someone who did but didn't want to admit it.
"I
work on interdimensional wormhole physics with Jane Foster. It involves
a surprising amount of running around after Thor making sure he doesn't
die and isn't, say, kidnapped by extradimensional dragons to power
their nests, but my point is, you're twelve."
One of his eyebrows quirked up.
"So?"
She took a deep sip of the coffee. It was really good.
"This is really good," said Darcy, because she didn't filter much.
"Thanks,"
he said, arms folded, eyes wary. He looked - yeah. He looked like
himself. Who looked like someone who had woken her up at 3 in the
morning. It was the tone of voice, more than anything, that told her she
was right, though, because again, not a very visual person.
"If you ever wake me up at three in the morning again, my vengeance is going to be epic. I've had smiting lessons. Lessons. In smiting."
She
thought maybe Dick went pale. It was hard to tell. This was not the day
she'd expected. She tried a smile, which he didn't return.
"C'mon, relax. Sidekick honor code - I'm not going to blow your -" she waved a hand vaguely. "Your thing, whatever it is."
Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.