Dinosaurs II by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois

Author:Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois [Dann, Jack & Dozois, Gardner]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: 2013-02-22T20:10:17+00:00

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Later, in the hospital, they all brought her flowers, even Jill, and the floral shop delivered a dozen roses from Steve, although she suspected Disney was giving him hell about how everything turned out. It was all over the news, of course, with lawsuits flying everywhere, and she couldn’t imagine what it meant for Bernie’s future.

“No kids were badly hurt, so the judge ruled he doesn’t have to be destroyed,” said Jill, idly fingering the stitches in her scalp. “Instead, Disney’s selling him. To my Alma Mater.

UCLA wants to test his problem-solving and language-learning abilities, and they’re hiring me to work with him. Thank God. I’ve had enough of show business to last a lifetime.”

Varla agreed with that. She leaned back in the hospital bed, wishing she could smoke. She was getting out tomorrow, but it would be a while before her ribs and collar bone were fully mended, even with calcium acceleration. “Did you hear the latest shit? The guy who tried to shoot Bernie is suing us, claiming I used excessive force, that the combination of dino tranquilizer and electric shock stopped his heart, and he nearly died.”

“I wish he had,” said Jill. “What was his deal, anyway? God knows, I’ve been trying to avoid the news.”

Tim twirled his chestnut beard, which for once looked freshly washed. “His name’s Andrew Whaley. Used to wear the purple suit, back before Disney owned Bernie. When they got themselves a real dinosaur, he was out a job. Harbored a grudge ever since. He borrowed his sister’s kid, bribed somebody involved with the promotion to make sure his niece got one of the ‘Meet Bernie’ tickets, and used her to get close to him. Pretty cold, for such a harmless-looking little guy.”

“He’ll get his,” said Dariush. “Let’s hope he’s sentenced before his lawsuit comes to trial. A lot of cons are big Bernie fans. I don’t think he’ll do very well in prison.”

“At the very least, he’ll learn a lot about caring and sharing in the pen,” said Varla.

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