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“They had mini berry pies and you went for liquid mystery meat?” “And veg.” Peabody choked down another swallow. “I told myself to be an adult, to think of loose pants. Is it gamey? There’s a little bit of gamey aftertaste. Gak.” “It could be rat. Liquefied, peppered rat.” Eve shoved her cup into Peabody’s hand. “It’s a hospital! Hospitals don’t serve rat.”
it feels like revenge.”
Candy Thief found my stash.” “Only in your world does candy qualify as actual food.”
polka dots don’t change their spots,
he … leveraged that to sound important,
“You do know it’s leopards that don’t change their spots, not polka dots?” “A leopard’s born, lives, and dies a leopard, so that’s that.” “That’s rather the point of the adage.” “Why need an adage on something that’s just that? It’s a waste of words. If people didn’t have stupid sayings about the obvious, they wouldn’t waste so many words and talk so damn much.”
“I want a biscuit,” he said, pushing up to go into the kitchen. “I don’t have any biscuits in there. What about investments?” “He’s with Buckley and Schultz,” Roarke said from the kitchen. “It appears Buckley himself handled his portfolio until about eight years ago, when he passed it down the chain. Banks doesn’t have enough personal wealth for Buckley to handle personally.” He came back in with a plate holding two big cookies chunky with chips. “Those aren’t biscuits. Those are cookies.” “I don’t suppose you want one then.”
Whatever else, he’s dirty. Money laundering’s frowned upon.” “A pity, as it comes out so crisp and clean.”
sit down and be quiet. I need to talk to the rest of the squad because people just keep killing people.”
“This must be about The Unfortunate Mr. Banks—it sounds just like a title of a story.
a sociopath—just can’t relate.”
“You’d eat cardboard if it was covered in butter and salt.” “Corn’s better.”
