Case #13: Video

[19centconstable]

[George is in his room, as usual. He still has quite the bruise on his forehead

Comments

[stopthat_destro]

[Well that stirs up a lot of issues about Wichita. So he'll just offer a profoundly constructive:]

Those movies are stupid and unrealistic. I wouldn't worry about the characters' feelings.

[19centconstable]

I can't help but think about him though. They never say what happens. I suspect there's crying.

[stopthat_destro]

Romantic comedies are inherently... selfish stories. Every other character is just... kindling for the two lovers. They're not supposed to matter.

[19centconstable]

Yes, exactly! It's disconcerting.

[stopthat_destro]

...

Hm. It really is, when you think about it.

[19centconstable]

There are really people like that, though. That everybody else seems to revolve around.

[stopthat_destro]

True. Isn't it infuriating?

[19centconstable]

Not particularly?

[stopthat_destro]

They're people who are showered with affection, but they didn't do anything to earn it. They just take it and then hurt people who care for them in pursuit of a fling. How is that not infuriating? [He may be speaking from some self loathing there, pffth.]

[19centconstable]

I'm...not sure...

The sorts I was thinking of are of great talent, or intellect, or charisma.

[stopthat_destro]

Oh, that makes sense. I thought you were talking about people like in those movies. The ones who end up in love triangles.

[19centconstable]

I've always thought that was a funny thing to call them. After all, the two bottom points aren't in love. So they're really more like love arrows.

[stopthat_destro]

Or a love angle. Two rays with a common point.

Although I'm sure there are some movies that deal in a proper love triangle.

[19centconstable]

I don't know, that sort of thing is extremely complicated.