04 [Written]

[ishisfriend]

[Afternoon, library, there's a teenage boy addressing the village at large:]

Do you like happy endings?

[Nope. No context. For all other things, Leo can be found around the village today-- mostly in the library, and the grocery store later where he'll be considering bottles of what seems to be concentrate. Orange concentrate. Eh, crowded

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[touchofrogue]

Who doesn't like happy endings?

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[ishisfriend]

That seems to be the current consensus.

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[touchofrogue]

[...uh-huh. That's just snooty enough to her perspective that she almost leaves it at that.]

You have a differing opinion?

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[ishisfriend]

I'm tired of happy endings.

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[touchofrogue]

[Snort. Take a look around you, then.]

Then quit reading fairy tales.

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[ishisfriend]

[And lose his only sense of escapism? Never.]

They aren't the only ones with happy endings.

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[touchofrogue]

What kind of ending are you looking for?

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[ishisfriend]

Something more realistic. It's not fun if everyone dies either.

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[touchofrogue]

[...]

Ender's Game.

[That's actually... a somewhat painful book for her now. But.]

Try that one.

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[ishisfriend]

I'll keep an eye out for it.

[He's about to go back to reading again but he hesitates- even being impolite has its limits.]

Thank you.

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[touchofrogue]

You're welcome.

[Hmm.]