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" With a silent order, I urged Snout forward—but he veered away, charging toward Hazel instead. No, Snout! I thought. Toward the roof! He ignored me. That was the problem with a machine that obeyed your thoughts. Instead of doing what you said, it did what you wanted.

“The Predator !” Hazel shouted at me as I heaved toward the irrigation tower. “Stop the Predator !”

“I’m trying!” I yelled back. “I can’t!”
“Why not?”
“’Cause this stupid thing brought me to you instead.”
“Why?” Then she looked at my face again and said, “Aw, that’s sweet.”
I flushed. “Oh, shut up. "

, The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)


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 quote : With a silent order, I urged Snout forward—but he veered away, charging toward Hazel instead. <i>No, Snout!</i> I thought. <i>Toward the roof!</i> He ignored me. That was the problem with a machine that obeyed your thoughts. Instead of doing what you said, it did what you wanted. <br /><br />“The Predator !” Hazel shouted at me as I heaved toward the irrigation tower. “Stop the Predator !” <br /><br />“I’m trying!” I yelled back. “I can’t!” <br />“Why not?” <br />“’Cause this stupid thing brought me to you instead.”<br />“Why?” Then she looked at my face again and said, “Aw, that’s sweet.” <br />I flushed. “Oh, shut up.