Chapter 24 p16 – Non-eclipse portents of the apocalypse
Bennett: First we couldn’t change my Cybele, and now we can. What am I supposed to trust with all this flip-flopping?
Cohen (thinking): She’s right — this means, if they want to do it now — there’s no reason they can’t.
Sparrow (thinking): If Bennett lets us. And if he won’t . . . Will Miranda track the Rabbit down later and try to do it anyway? I probably shouldn’t let her.
. . . I’m making plans to defend Arthur Bennett. Now there’s a believable portent of the apocalypse.
Miranda (thinking): This wasn’t in the plan . . . but it’s a great opportunity. Now, come on, Dad — don’t undercut me on this. It would almost be easier if you didn’t feel guilty about Patrick. Or if you didn’t have daughter issues for the Rabbit to play right into.
Or, I guess, if you knew . . .
This just seems like a terrible idea to me…
I hope Miranda’s not going to do anything harmful.
Okay, I’ve got 20:1 she doesn’t, 10:1 she does, and 50:1 that Sparrow does the harmful thing to undercut Miranda doing said harmful thing.
What are the odds that they are not planning a harmful thing but one happens anyway?
You know the concept of infinity? It’s past that:1.
Ohh, almost want to take it for those odds.
Okay random question, but assuming all wolves went extinct, what would Ilsa become? A dog like Patrick? Another canine like a dingo or a fox?
Dogs are directly descended from wolves, so yes, she’d become a dog.