13. Object Lessons
She decided thirty days was long enough for Jinpei to give away the bunnies but as he didn't show up for breakfast, she snoops. She goes into Jinpei's smelly closet and pulls on the light-bulb string. The light flares, flickers and dims. She squats, pushing Jinpei's dress shoes aside and pulls the rabbit box out from under the bottom shelf. She counts five extra furry lumps, frowns and says, "You both weren't boys after all."
She hears a polite cough behind her. She turns and sees Jinpei standing beyond arm-reach.
He says, "Can we keep them? Please?"
Jun says, "No way. Fractal geometry is much cuter in theory."
"Hunh?"
"Infinity?"
"What stupid thing are you talking about, sis?"
She tries to tell him, in a variety of ways. But he doesn't begin to see, until the passing of another thirty days.
He tells her, "...Lots and lots of bunny babies."
"And when they have babies? And the babies have babies?"
"Bunnies to infinity."