> > > Soames nodded. “I’ll warn the president, and Mr Carnifax,†he said, reaching for the phone.
> > Would this be the Carnifax?
>
> You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
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Or a badly named document transmission service.
I can't believe I missed that pun.
> > > “Both of us are, Daniel,†agreed Symmetry. “Your father didn’t care enough to arrange for your return.†She reached out and touched painted black fingernails to his cheek. “How fortunate for you that your mother did.â€Â
> > I thought Symmetry as the chronicler was bad enough...
>
> I felt she might have the potential to be a problem.
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It depends if we have the evil version or the ... other one.
> > > “Ohhh,†grumbled the foetid biomass beneath their feet, bubbling a little as it regenerated. “You two aren’t going to let me be dead in peace, are you?â€Â
> > For some reason I was reminded of the scene in Highlander II where the protagonist informs his deadly enemy that he had "been dying until you sent those two idiots after me".
>
> Does that mean the Shoggoth has a Scotch accent?
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Slurred, you mean? I didn't develop a scotch accent while we were there, despite much experimentation.
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> > > “I don’t need to scratch you,†the Shoggoth countered. “All I need to do is this.â€Â
> > > Then he ate Visionary.
> > Well, Visionary once ate the Shoggoth. Fair's fair.
>
> The Shoggoth has madness in his method.
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That's a given.
