They were friends, he lied with bright-eyed eagerness that made him later want to go sulk in dark places, and couldn't he at least take her homework to her?
Are you certain you won’t be wanting the full upgrade package, he asked, logarithmic strength enhancement for pennies on the dollar.
If the accident had happened differently, there might have been some hope, but that half-state had already been resolved: the box was open, and the cat was dead and only not yet buried.
In the west quarter I tried to find this lovely girl who'd been teaching dolphins to play the underwater saxophone the year before...