No! I Don’t Want To

I’d Rather Be Vindictive Than Smart. (solin)

Don’t You Want Simi To Be Your Family?...this Is The Part Where You Say, ‘yes, Simi, I Would Like To Be Your Family.’ ‘cause If You Don’t, Then I’ll Have To Take My Mitt Back And Barbecue You. Akri Is Still Upset About The Last Dark-hunter I Barbecued And That Was…oh, A Thousand Or So Years Ago. He Part Elephant When It Comes To Remembering Things. (simi)

Don’t Ask Me Any More Questions, Keller. I’m Just Going To Lie To You And I’d Rather Not Have The Stress Of Trying To Remember What Lie I Handed You. (alexion)

I Would Like To Barbecue Those Olympian Gods. They Are Very Tasty. One Day, I’m Going To Eat That Redheaded Goddess, Too. (simi) She Doesn’t Like Artemis. (astrid) The Simi Hates Her, But Akri Says, ‘no, Simi, You Can’t Kill Artemis. Behave, Simi, Don’t Shoot Fire At Her, Don’t Make Her Bald, Simi.’ No, No, No. It’s All I Hear. I Don’t Like That Word. ‘no.’ It Even Sounds Evil. The Simi Tends To Barbecue Anyone Dumb Enough To Say It To Her. But Not Akri. He’s Allowed To Say No To Me; I Just Don’t Like It When He Does. (simi)

But Don’t You Find The Concept Of Love Unusual? (alix) Not At All. Love I Understand Completely. It’s Hatred That Puzzles Me. I Don’t Comprehend Finding Pleasure In Cruelty. (vik)