Edsel Grizzler
“He’d expected it to be a lot more complicated than it was turning out to be. Basically it repeated most of what Richard had told him: how he would be allowed a trial week; that once the decision to stay was made, it was permanent; that Verdada was forever but so were the fantastic experiences it offered. Then there was a section at the back, full of language that seemed a bit too technical for Edsel, after the big, exhausting day he’d already had.
‘Does it makes sense?’ He looked up. The girl in the red helmet was standing above him. ‘I’m sorry?’ ‘The book,’ she said, pointing, and for some reason her voice surprised Edsel. It was light, and reminded him of a breeze through a grove of trees. ‘The Charter. Does it make any sense to you?’ ‘Oh, that? Yeah, it makes as much sense as anything else here.’ ‘So you don’t know whether to believe a word of it, then.’ Edsel smiled. ‘Something like that.’ ‘You’re Robert, right?’ He hesitated. ‘Yeah, that’s what they call me.’ She sat on the groun...d, crossed her legs and held out her hand.MoreLess
‘Does it makes sense?’ He looked up. The girl in the red helmet was standing above him. ‘I’m sorry?’ ‘The book,’ she said, pointing, and for some reason her voice surprised Edsel. It was light, and reminded him of a breeze through a grove of trees. ‘The Charter. Does it make any sense to you?’ ‘Oh, that? Yeah, it makes as much sense as anything else here.’ ‘So you don’t know whether to believe a word of it, then.’ Edsel smiled. ‘Something like that.’ ‘You’re Robert, right?’ He hesitated. ‘Yeah, that’s what they call me.’ She sat on the groun...d, crossed her legs and held out her hand.MoreLess
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