Chapter 114 · Month 47 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

A 3am night that neither of them handles well

Oldest line first — the newest line is at the bottom.

Penny teacher
Hey. You awake?
Algy designer
Yeah — 3am, and I'm stood over the test like it's a parking ticket. Which is my thing, isn't it: I handle a maybe by pacing, you handle it by sleeping.
Penny teacher
You've gone quiet on the sofa and I can't tell if that's tired or something I said. What did you read into the sink thing?
Algy designer
Ten minutes at the sink and you turn it over — I hear that as "I can't do this every night." And the truth is I'd buy a test every other day if it made me feel like I was doing something.

Who is being unreasonable, and who is only tired?

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What the audience made of it

Algy 0 Penelope 0 Both 0 0 votes

The next chapter opens with these numbers on the table. The character with fewer votes is expected to demand a recount.

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