"Being a detective isn't all torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant."
"But I don't like them!" she whined.
"The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives."
She turned her head, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "It may depend?"
"Valkyrie-"
"Fine; I'll go."
"Good girl."
She crossed her arms and didn't respond.
"Are you sulking now?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered curtly.
"Okay."
- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
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