Bragi regretted his childish words at once. After all, if wishes were fishes there’d be no room left in the sea for water. And what the scene’s implicit director said was true anyway — it was too late for regret.
But he perked up a bit when the Ministry was mentioned — he liked the Ministry, it made everything seem very safe and organised. He was almost going to ask if Mr Crouch would there, before he realised such a question would almost be as stupid as his earlier remark.
So Bragi simply nodded, with an obedient ”yes, sir”. He bit his lower lip pensively as he kept his eyes on the thing, and didn’t withdraw his wand until instructed to do so. ”It reminds me of an illustration in a book I once read. I can’t recall the writer’s name, I think they were anonymous, but they said… they said ’there is no security against the ultimate development of mechanical consciousness’”
But he perked up a bit when the Ministry was mentioned — he liked the Ministry, it made everything seem very safe and organised. He was almost going to ask if Mr Crouch would there, before he realised such a question would almost be as stupid as his earlier remark.
So Bragi simply nodded, with an obedient ”yes, sir”. He bit his lower lip pensively as he kept his eyes on the thing, and didn’t withdraw his wand until instructed to do so. ”It reminds me of an illustration in a book I once read. I can’t recall the writer’s name, I think they were anonymous, but they said… they said ’there is no security against the ultimate development of mechanical consciousness’”