Capacity (2006)
“They were walking hand in hand through the grounds when Kevin saw the cat.
“Look, Bairn,” he said, pulling her down to a crouch beside him. She leaned close, feeling safe to be so close to his strong, gentle body. He had this power over women, she knew it. She had seen him use it, time and time again, all through the virtual worlds.
A young blackbird lay in the dust of the path, wings stretched outwards for warmth. The cat was nothing more than a suggestion of a shape amongst the shrubs that ha...d taken root in the still growing, smoke-blackened ruins. Its yellow eyes fixed on the bird.
Bairn bit her lip and looked from the cat to Kevin.
“Oh, Kevin, can’t you stop it?” she whispered, knowing the answer even as she spoke.
Kevin tightened his big hand around hers. “You know the answer to that, Bairn. If I save this little bird, the cat will only find another creature to kill. It’s hungry. It needs to eat. Just look around you.” He waved his hand around to indicate the black stumps of buildings, the new VNM growth bursting forth from the tops of the broken walls, like teeth from gums.MoreLess
“Look, Bairn,” he said, pulling her down to a crouch beside him. She leaned close, feeling safe to be so close to his strong, gentle body. He had this power over women, she knew it. She had seen him use it, time and time again, all through the virtual worlds.
A young blackbird lay in the dust of the path, wings stretched outwards for warmth. The cat was nothing more than a suggestion of a shape amongst the shrubs that ha...d taken root in the still growing, smoke-blackened ruins. Its yellow eyes fixed on the bird.
Bairn bit her lip and looked from the cat to Kevin.
“Oh, Kevin, can’t you stop it?” she whispered, knowing the answer even as she spoke.
Kevin tightened his big hand around hers. “You know the answer to that, Bairn. If I save this little bird, the cat will only find another creature to kill. It’s hungry. It needs to eat. Just look around you.” He waved his hand around to indicate the black stumps of buildings, the new VNM growth bursting forth from the tops of the broken walls, like teeth from gums.MoreLess
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