Autor furrows his brow. "Why is he white? Did they... not have enough colors to give him the right skin?"

The ferry tips, and Clara drowns. Autor looks momentarily horrified. "Augh! Why is she the one that drowns? I'm the one that can't swim! Nothing has happened to me or Rae in this gam--Rae has a fever."

He looks to Oswin. "I don't know what I expected."