A Completely Normal Conversation

[miriamg]

Some girl: "You don't look very happy."
Christian: "I'm not a very happy person."
Some girl: "Why is that?"
Christian: "Um..."
Me: "He doesn't have a puppy."
Some girl: "Oh. Did it die?"
Christian: "Uh, no."
Some girl: "Why don't you have a puppy, then?"
Christian: "I, um... look! Just ignore her - she's from Iceland."
Some girl: "Oh. Okay."