Bad Machinery by John Allison for September 10, 2020

Lottie displays a keen insight into (former) human nature.

I totally agree with Lottie here.

I dunno, Lottie, these days it seems like the American presidents (current or otherwise) are perfectly capable of doing that on their own, no ghosts needed.

I suspect Big Men United don’t really need a “curse” on Kropotkin to make short work of Tackleford City.

Big, sweaty men? Mildred whatever is on your mind?

Lottie: “I don’t believe in ghosts and curses an’ such.”

Ryan: “Lottie, has Shelley (Dr. Ladysounds, your idol/mentor) ever told you about the time she was murdered by a serial killer, so I got a guy at the pub who knows voodoo (who later turned out to actually be the devil) to revive her as a zombie, until she got hit by a lightning bolt and returned to life for real? Or the time she was almost killed in a drive-by shooting and went to the afterlife, where she met my former girlfriend who had been killed by a bomb planted by an orangutan hitman hired by my fundamentalist landladies? Or the time I got the local Satanist cult to send me to the afterlife to see that girlfriend again?”

Ryan: “Basically, have you ever noticed that you LIVE IN TACKLEFORD? Does the phrase ‘NFT’ mean nothing to you? (I mean, besides the fact that you won’t hear that precise phrase until chapter 10.) (Yes, I’m breaking the fourth wall here. Just go with it.)”

You should definitely NOT tit about with ghosts and curses.

Being an American, I can say that I do believe Lottie has gotten the gist of it all quite succinctly.

Sounds dated like she’s doing LBJ.