Chapter 36
Lara Stella, Graeme and the artichoke walked down the stairwell and hopped over two dead milkshakes.
“You never told us your name,” Lara Stella said.
The artichoke shifted the sack of Nutrizeen samples on his back and kept his face expressionless. “My name isn’t important. I’m just an artichoke.”
“You’re one of those humble types, then,” Lara Stella said. “You know, it’s okay to use your real name. Brocc and all the other members do.”
“Which ones …?” the artichoke asked.
“Well, there’s Celerity, Frank, and Kalee,” Lara Stella said, trying to imagine the team in her mind. “And Kendall, but he’s a human—”
“Ah yes, the human,” the artichoke said. “Interesting one, isn’t he?”
“He’s an unlikely ally,” Lara Stella said, beaming. “He’s such a ham, but he’s got a really good hea
