Overheard at the Doctor's Office
We went for flu shots over the Christmas
holidays, and the following conversation ensued as the nurse walked
us back to the examination room:
Cora: Maddie, you know that in every epic adventure, some unimportant people die by the end, and a man and a woman get together.
Maddie: Not everyone who dies is unimportant: sometimes a somewhat important person dies too, just so the audience feels the cost of victory at the end of the story.
Nurse (staring blankly at them): I guess you guys like, um. . . (trails off)
Maddie (to nurse): We've been talking about story arcs and plot devices. Did you know that the comic relief and sidekick are often the same character?
Nurse (to me): Are these your kids?
Yes. Yes, they are.
Cora: Maddie, you know that in every epic adventure, some unimportant people die by the end, and a man and a woman get together.
Maddie: Not everyone who dies is unimportant: sometimes a somewhat important person dies too, just so the audience feels the cost of victory at the end of the story.
Nurse (staring blankly at them): I guess you guys like, um. . . (trails off)
Maddie (to nurse): We've been talking about story arcs and plot devices. Did you know that the comic relief and sidekick are often the same character?
Nurse (to me): Are these your kids?
Yes. Yes, they are.
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