"Bitch," Lafayette says, giving her a moment's worth of wide-eyed incredulity. "I ain't said nothing about dating. All's I said was that you can't avoid getting close to people 'cause you know you gonna move on eventually. That's just cynical, and cynical is tired, and tired i some bitch shit I don't need to hear. You too young for that."

He shakes his head. "Thanks for the tip about Warlow-Face, though. I keep that in mind. Still gonna scream when I meet him, though. Better safe than sorry."