... Where did you go?â€
“Down below.â€
“Ugh,†she said. “I’ve heard they’re little better than animals.â€
Funny. I thought the same thing about most Topsiders I encountered. Tegan touched my hand in silent sympathy, and I set my jaw.
...
I stepped forward and pasted on a false smile. We were in her home, after all. The least I could do was be polite. “I’m Deuce, animal from the underground.
— Ann Aguirre
ha-ha