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his body. Bane tried to take care of it, but Bane had been
brought up as a living creature, and still tended to assume
that minor scratches would heal on their own. Also, Bane
spent a lot of time with Agape, and that would be wearing
on certain circuits. It was generally best to check those cir-
cuits, not with any intent to snoop on his other self, but to
ensure that they remained fully operative.

But this time Nepe was with him. The child would not be
very patient about an hour of stasis on his part. As a living
creature she could not turn off or internalize the same way.
Her closest equivalent was sleeping, and like most children,
she would rather die than sleep during daylight hours. Very
well; his systems check could wait; certainly it wasn't urgent.

"It will be a while before I meet with Tan," he said. "If
you would like something to eat firstЧ"

"I want to play a game with you. Uncle," she said.

"Such as piggy-back riding?"

"No piggy-bank riding! A real game!"

"Oh, you mean a Game!" he said, understanding.

"A Game," she agreed.

"Some of those games are unsuitable for a person your

age."

"Yes," she said zestfully.
"But your mother would smite me if I played one of those

with you."
Nepe frowned, acknowledging the truth of this concern.

"But I know the difrence. We'll play a suitble game."
"Very well." He guided her to the Game Annex.
They came to a Game Console. This was set up with
screens on either side, for the two players. He fetched a bench
for Nepe to stand on, and lifted her up so that she could
supervise her screen. "Do you know how to do this?" he