Chapter Thirty-Six
33 Robots
“You never get the truth from eavesdropping.”—Ex–Planet Hy Man man spy
Vegas sat on the veranda with the three 33 robots and watched as they lit a fire. Sitting by a fire made all she’d been through worthwhile. Well, that and the vibrator.
“They’d be lost without us,” said Pope, the tallest robot. Pot and Prudence nodded.
Pope was the most vocal of the robots, while Prudence talked of things being the bee’s knees.
“You are the bee’s knees.”
“She’s the bee’s knees.”
“If only we had some bees,” said Pot.
Sometimes they mentioned Pete, which always riled Pope. Vegas got the impression that there was more than a hint of jealousy between Pope and Pete. Especially when Prudence said his yoga was the bee’s knees.
“He’s not that great,” muttered Pope.
“He ha
