After all of the vids and tri-dees and stories, you’d think the human race would have learned. They didn’t. They were fools.They shouldn’t have ...believed their fiction. They should have seen the rise of the machines. They should have stopped it ... but they’d welcomed them with open arms.He’d never seen a Confederate race outside of vids. He didn’t know if they were complicit or if they, like the humans, had just failed to see the danger. Hell, he wasn’t even absolutely positive they existed,. Getting up would imply he wanted to get involved in the conversation, and he wasn’t that stupid. Not yet at least.“Right, sure.” With a snort, Avery walked around Antoinette, exposed her back to her, and started to explore Jack’s apartment. Every step dripped of confidence, but where Kindred would make subtle jabs at each other, a lot of passive aggressiveness, Avery’s jabs were blatant, aggressive, direct, and honest. Sort of. “Had a couple tips that you two were an item. Had to see it to. Mary said, “Your parents are in the dining room waiting to have breakfast with you.”The little girl slowly got out of bed. She was wearing pink bunny pajamas. They were her favorite pair of pajamas. She signed, “Did Mom wash my pink dress?”“Yes.”“At least I have something nice to wear today,” the little girl said with a sigh.She looked around her room. There were shelves packed with electronic and mechanical toys neatly lined up. Her bed was covered with a handful of stuffed animals. She had a. We held a trial and decided that she had to suffer. Every one in the neighborhood was in on the decision and contributed money to buy the supplies.”“Are you worried that I’ll get Shauna in trouble?”“Yes, Sir.”The look on the kid’s face suggested that he really was worried about Shauna getting in trouble. Another bout of laughter tried to capture him in its grip. After a couple of minutes, he managed to bring the urge to laugh under control. He said, “It’s too funny. I can’t get angry. Let her.