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He chuckled Who said the Hulk didn’t have a sense of humor? "You’re funny"

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"So, you want to see her now?"

Daenius?"

He frowned atfun of him

I leaned forward "And afterwards, maybe you and I could hoof it to the café over there and have a cup?"

"You’re not irl to do? "Fine, will you just let us in?"

"My type is reen"

"Oh-E ers and opened the door "You’ll have to sign in, and I need a copy of your PI license, then I’ll take you to her"

Fiveworay blanket on one of dozens of cots scattered throughout a huge gymlike room "Mimi?" she said, her voice an airy whisper To help Mimi understand that we caht and held it under her face I didn’t have the heart to tell her she looked like the Ghost of Christh heavy lids, then let rip the loudest,screa, anyway The ho fro

"Miht on her face Which really only made her look more like the Ghost of Christave her skin that soft, nuclear-irradiated glow

Miht-or-flight response, it just didn’t make much sense Then she scrambled to the side of the cot and fell to the floor

Aon over there?"

"Exorcism No need to worry, sir"

He turned over with a harrumph and went back to sleep

Mimi poked her head above the mattress "Cookie?" she asked, her voice much softer than before