I pressed PLAY and started up Chiron's favorite--the All-Time Greatest Hits of Dean Martin. Suddenly the air was filled with violins and a bunch of guys moaning in Italian. The demon pigeons went nuts. They started flying in circles, running into each other like they wanted to bash their own brains out.

Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.

He scowled at Jason. "And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again.

The baboon is driving,” I noted. “Should I be worried?

Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.

Well," I said. "If you need me, I'll be outside, playing with sharp objects.

People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.