> Soames nodded. “I’ll warn the president, and Mr Carnifax,†he said, reaching for the phone.
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Would this be
the Carnifax?
> VelcroVixen sighed and reached for her travel bag. “Well then, I’ll be on my way. I’ve decided not to apply for the Borovia job. I don’t want to have to wear the padded suit and the purple mask. And I think I’ll avoid the Factor X recruitment drive. That could turn nasty, and anyhow I don’t see Vassily as being much fun in the sack.†She looked thoughtful. “Is Koo Koo Ka Chu seeing anyone right now?â€Â
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She
needs padding?
> “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
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I thought Symmetry as the chronicler was bad enough...
Mind you, this presupposes that (a) she is telling the truth, and (b) that she understands the Hood any better than last time.
> “If that Doomwraith gets free then he can suck the life out of everybody on this hemisphere is under ten seconds,†CSFB! noted. “Suck it worse than the new Flash Gordon series. That’s what they’ll be doing first – freeing M’Rak.â€Â
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There's a new Flash Gordon series? Please, not another "Buck Rogers in the 26th Century"...
> “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
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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".
> “I don’t need to scratch you,†the Shoggoth countered. “All I need to do is this.â€Â
>
> Then he ate Visionary.
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Well, Visionary once ate the Shoggoth. Fair's fair.
