Chapter 193 · Month 67 · Starting a Family

The Bad Day

The first real conversation about children

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

Algy designer
I’ve got a sore back from the chair — and the coffee machine is broken again. I’ll fix it, but I need the part first.
Penny teacher
The first real conversation about children is on the table — and it’s in the form of a pamphlet from the clinic. I want to know what you said to your mum, and what she said back.
Algy designer
I said I wanted twelve weeks — and she said I’d be fine, as long as I didn’t mention the deposit. I told her about the sponge — and she sent a cake.
Penny teacher
The pamphlet is on the table — and I’ve got the list for the deposit jar. I’ll add your name to the leave form, and we’ll talk about children when the cake arrives.

Who should have brought it up first?

One vote per chapter. No account.

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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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