Library, Monday

[intotheout]

"This is really what you do all the time?" Unicycle asked.

"Yup," said Tip.

"This is really boring," Unicycle said.

"Yup," said Tip.

They sat at the circulation desk quietly for several moments, Unicycle spinning around in her chair and Tip wishing she'd done it first so she wouldn't feel silly and immature doing it.

"Can we build a fort out of books?" Unicycle asked.

"Yup," said Tip. "Only hardcovers, though. They're more durable."

[open!]

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[justice_undone]

Since cloning was fairly normal among the Radchaai, Breq thought nothing of it.

"What did he do with the deathray? she asked.

[intotheout]

"Dismantled it," Tip said. "He was going to use it to get revenge on Boov-kind, but then he helped J.Lo and I save their presidential election instead."

"Mom's basically a Boov hero," Unicycle said proudly. "Not that she tells anyone."

[justice_undone]

"True heroes usually don't," Breq said to the child. "What is your mother doing where you live?"

She didn't mind getting a glimpse of a possible future for Tip.

[urapoomphead]

"Probably panicking," Unicycle said.

"She means for a living, Sikes," Tip said.

"Oh. She's a diplomat on New Boovworld."

[justice_undone]

"So, not on Earth?" Breq glanced at Tip. "Or is Earth now New Boovworld?"

Things like that could happen, in Breq's experience.