Starting with last night’s:
“You need my help selling Rachel on what?”
“Merchandising!”
Lisa looked at the tiny plush Undersider in Taylor’s hand. It was adorable . The three plush dogs that came with it were even more so. She could feel another not-Thinker headache coming on.
“How did you make that so cute?”
“Oh, you should see how cute the dogs are when they transform. It can also offer helpful advice on caring for your own dog and monitor their health, all proceeds from its sale are split between the Brockton Bay Humane Society and a variety of wolf, dog, and coyote-focused charities, and comes with the start of a line of comic books about Bitch, the Protector of Puppies, who rose above her tragic origin story to become the friend of all dog-kind, and her valiant battles against the evil Hookwolf.” Taylor’s grin was appropriately lupine. “The memetic layers are so dense they’re crystallizing out at the bottom, but by the time this little beauty has been on the market for a month, the PRT won’t be able to so much as suggest arresting her without being knee-deep in weeping children and angry cynophiles.”
“And it’ll make the Empire furious.”
“Meh, we can take 'em. Hey, you want to see the design for yours?”
Of course, that’s part of the second wave of merch, right after the “The Undersiders Robbed My Bank, But At Least I Got This Lousy T-Shirt” shirts. 