"I know," Thorne says, happily. "I met her my first day. She liked Jackalope. And she was embarrassed that she'd never heard of the Tetradekatheon, but I reassured her that we hadn't been around very long. She's very pretty isn't she?"

They consider the rest of Hikaru's words. "Ohhhh, that's a good idea. Ka-- fried meat curry, right? Mom told me about that kind. She used to get it at On the Bridge--that is, the restaurant they put on the bridge at the market in S-- the city by the bay? She loved visiting that market. The one in the city Abuelito worked in was closer, but the one in the city by the bay was bigger. Anyway, I've always wanted to eat fried meat curry. Will we put an egg on top?"