"I know," said Lana. "Dr. Bits doesn't like to read, so we don't have libraries."

...

I ran back to them, covered in knife scratches. "Elise hates me more now," I said.

"Poor thing," said Lana.

"The scratches will heal in time."

"Elise should be fired, you know?"

"Nah, she makes my days more interesting."

"Hey David? What books do you have in there?" I askes.

"Lots," I said. "Mostly science books, but a few scifi. I think I have The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde in there."

I glanced up. "That's nice." I said 'kinda sounds luke bits.' I thought

(no, she was born on Earth.)

" I didn't know everyone he chose was from Earth. "

(Oh, right. Der)

"Yeah," I said, "guess he might have been pressured from his good side not to take people from Fana"

Lana looked at me, then Dominick, then back at me.

"No," I said.

"No what?" she asked.

I looked up yawning. "Whats going on?"

" Yeah... though I'm a bit glad he took me. My parents abandoned me at a young age, so there was nothing left for me there. "

"Nothing," I said, blushing.

"Yeah," Lana agreed, "nothing."