After talking with Lucas, George went to his home. I watched the video a couple more times, had dinner, and then decided to find out something about sailboats. I learned what "our" ship — brig, a sailing vessel with two masts, and even tried to understand his device. I began to feel sleepy due to the abundance of nautical terms and went to sleep. Before bed, I looked at the pictures on the wall and mentally wished Arthur and mom and dad good night.

Глава 25. Сон: Уровень сценариев / Chapter 25. Sleep: Level of Scenarios

Глава 25. Сон: Уровень сценариев / Chapter 25. Sleep: Level of Scenarios

Мы с Алексой сидели в моей гостиной. Я увидела ее совсем не такой, как раньше. На ней был надет легкий хитон, волосы убраны наверх, на голове диадема, на шее и запястьях затейливые украшения. Она казалась какой-то жрицей или правительницей, даже взгляд ее стал другим — это был взгляд повелительницы. Моя гостиная явно была не совсем подходящим местом для нее.

Alexa and I were sitting in my living room. I saw her not the same as before. She was dressed in a light tunic and had highly abstracted hair with a tiara on her head, the intricate decorations on the neck and wrists. She seemed a priestess or ruler; even the look was other — the look of a potentate. My living room was not a very suitable place for her.

— Алекса, ты стала какой-то другой.

"Alexa, you've become else."

— Тебя это смущает. Я могу вернуть мой прежний вид.

"Does that bother you? I can bring back my old way."

Мгновение — и она оказалась одетой в привычные для меня джинсы и рубашку, украшения исчезли, волосы были собраны в хвост.

A moment passed, and she was wearing jeans and a shirt, the usual for me, jewelry was not, the hair was gathered in a ponytail.

— Так лучше?

"Is that better?"

— Как ты это делаешь?

"How do you do it?"