"Bar," says Ray as he walks in, "I really hate doing this, but the library at the Firehouse is more than a little bit specialized and I'm currently persona non grata at the New York Public Library's main branch. By any chance could you recommend a book on negotiation for me, and possibly a really good biography of Andrew Jackson? Specifically the
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One of the wait rats skitters passed with a terrified squeak. "Oh shut it, mouseboy. It isn't like I never tipped well. I swear I'm going to recruit some nice Ood in here for some proper help. Liberated Ood, of course. Gentle creatures. With proper manners," she growls as another waitrat gives her a wide berth.
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"Oh, they only have the two. Tentacles hanging down where their mouth would be, to about mid chest. But just two eyes. Yes, I have met a few of the multi-ocular races and it can be quite disconcerting trying to determine which set of eyes are the right ones. So much of our primate brains are dedicated to recognising faces, when the faces don't look like faces, it can be more than a little disconcerting."
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"We're all a bit mad, in our own way, aren't we?"
A cheeky wink punctuates that sentiment.
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