The Year is 2132 Ch. 06

"Cherl, do you have a cat? Why do these children want to eat it? I haven't seen one around here. Maybe they have already eaten it and want another one to eat. Girls, isn't beef good enough for you? Drink more sanguis. That should slake your appetite for meat."

Cherl can't hold back. She bursts out laughing and tries to explain to Zhanet what Sylvi means, but she is so wracked with laughter that she makes no sense to Zhanet. Steev and Claude enter the room to see what the commotion is about, but when Cherl tries to explain between her peals of laughter, they are just as confused as Zhanet. Finally, Cherl gives up, takes the two girls by the hand and drags them off to her bedchamber, leaving Zhanet, Claude, and Steev to wonder what just occurred.