“Good,” Nelson said. “Now, what did I tell you?” He ground his teeth together. “It’s a chair.” “What else?” “I have to unexpect it.” “And?” “And I can’t force it.” “Exactly,” Nelson said, as if that explained everything. “That’s not how any of this works.” “Really,” Nelson said dryly. “Because you have such a good idea about how this works. What was I thinking.”
