<Aww, shut up, Marco,> Rachel said good-naturedly. <It’s kind of fun. The wind whistling through the chinks in my body armor, rustling the spikes on my legs . . .>

<You people are all crazy,> David said.

<At one level, it’s kind of fascinating, you know?> Cassie said. <I mean, did anyone ever read the Miss Spider books? Miss Spider’s Tea Party, Miss Spider’s New Car? This could be Miss Spider Goes Flying.>

<You people are all crazy,> David repeated.

<Dragonfly Airlines,> Rachel said with a laugh.

And so continues the David saga (The Discovery and The Solution).

In this one, the new Animorph is put entirely under the test. A meeting of world leaders. One (at least) is already a Controller¹.

Good times.

It’s interesting seeing David fit in–and even more so when he doesn’t.

Onward!

Additional random delightful dialog:

The guy with the pizza was looking nervous.

<Keep flying,> I said, although I, too, had to fight the weird desire to dive on some pepperoni. I mean, seriously, a large pan pizza for one guy? No reason why he couldn’t toss a couple slices off to one side so we . . .

But pizza was not the point.

<Fries!> Rachel cried.

<Okay, now look,> I said,

<Oh! Oh! Fried chicken!> Marco said. <Hey, Tobias. If a seagull eats chicken, is that like cannibalism or something?>

<That depends. Extra crispy or regular?>