At school the children showed their pets. There were turtles, cats, snakes... when Gyo showed her automaton songbird to the class, Jhett turned to flash a sardonic smile, "What is your malfunction? Hers is not even real, but it's better than what you have, which is nothing.."

Jhett's dog smelled something strange. The furry sleuth snooped under the desks to get a better sniff at Einar's curious socks, biting onto one with a tug.