The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency, #2)

by John Scalzi

“I haven’t given it any thought,” Korbijn said. “I haven’t given it any thought because this is literally the first I’ve heard of such a thing. I’m not inclined to give snap judgments on hypotheticals. I might as well ask you what you would do if Grayland announced she was abolishing breakfast.” “I’m pro-breakfast.”

“She accepts dealing with the fleshy parts of me as part of the price of getting to work with my brain. It’s not exactly the same thing.”

Korbijn smiled. “It’s funny. You sound very much like someone of my acquaintance who came to see me recently on the same subject.” “Talk to them again. Maybe they’ll tell you the same thing.” “I can’t. He just died.” It took Louentintu a minute to get it, but she got it. “That’s unfortunate.” “It certainly was for him,” Korbijn said.