It took me a second reading to realize the missiles were giving greetings after being launched.
It's interesting how much attention there is to detail, but the author gives certain bits little veneers of cartoonishness to make them fit in the world of the story.
A weaponized hacking tool designed to cause fatal car crashes and make them look like accidents misses the point when the delivery system is a giant missile that sticks to the victim's vehicle. Even if it detaches or self-destructs, the giant dent left by the clamp is a pretty dead giveaway.
But the underlying idea of electronically hijacking a computerized vehicle is a very real concept. In the world of Animal Crossing-esque humans and anthropomorphic animals embroiled in international espionage and mortal danger, it's rather fitting that such a weapon would be wrapped up in a cute, cartoon fish face that says 'Hello' before trying to kill you.
Also: Holy shit. I thought Alice was just playing into that old character trope of disliking birds, but it turns out she's actually a huge racist. That took me for a loop.
Also also: I had to look up the definition of twock to make sure I was reading it right.
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