“ The coding was anachronistic, kind of like bokeh in a renaissance painting. ”
FEBRIZIUM();” said Buggeroff, and the foul smell immediately disappeared as if by, well − Magic.
~ Sorin Suciu
Alas, between the “shouldn’t” and the “shouldn’t have”—that is precisely where life happens.
Let’s just say that once the party was over, the Tribe had the decency to put most of the things back into place with the possible, and otherwise notable, exception of the platypus and a moronic drinking game that later evolved into the imperial measurement system.
There was a rare quality about Nurse Grace’s smile. It was the knowledge that sooner or later her smile would inspire some witty observer to say something around the lines of, “Every time you do this, an angel farts”.