a fountain with a carving of a robot and a human shaking hands . `` yeah , actually there 's a plaque like it on our house . i didnt like that things were quiet . he brought her hand to his mouth and kissed it , her skin warm , her scent familiar beneath his lips . but then his whole face shut down , and he turned his back to me . he set the drink down in front of me and i took a sip . `` are you and commander michaels going to fend us off ? '' 