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“Oh, mostly I work with computers now. Originally I was
made to wreak havoc on a neighboring tribe, sometime around the
late 1700s. But you know, times change. Now it’s all about internet
gambling and I ended up getting into the tech side of it. Sort of a
holdover of the revenge business, but hacking instead of… well,
hacking.” She makes an ax-chopping motion with her hands.
Yeshua puts an arm around her.
“She’s so smart. That was the first thing that I noticed about
her.”
Trust me, it was not her smarts that drew Yeshua to her, the
little hussy.
“Mrs. Levine,” says Anyu. “These mandelbrot are delicious!”
I'm surprised. “You can eat?”
Anyu nods. “Oh yes! Not a lot, but I like to taste new things.
I’ve never had anything like this, though! It’s wonderful. I’d like to
learn how to make it.”
“You cook, too?” She nods again, and I sniff. “Well, it won’t do
you any good. Yeshua doesn’t eat.”
“Oh, I know that. But maybe if you teach me how, we could
cook together? For your friends? I love cooking.”
“I don’t think…”
“Only if it’s not too much trouble, of course. Yeshua spent the
whole plane trip here telling me what a good cook you are, and I’ve
always dreamed about learning to cook from someone…” She trails
off.
“What?” I ask, curious in spite of myself.
“Oh, you’re going to think it’s silly, but I’ve always had this
daydream that one day I would have a proper family. You know,
someone to come home to, who would have family of his own,
since I don’t have any. My maker died two centuries ago. And I
could do… family things. Like cook supper and help around the
house.” She bites her lip, showing those human teeth again. “I’m
sorry, I know it’s silly.”
“Hunfph.” I'm not about to tell her that I have daydreams like
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