Chapter 484 · Month 140 · Starting a Family

The Long Walk

The first real conversation about children

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

Penny teacher
I’ve been meaning to say — The baby’s name is on the birth certificate, and I’ve been meaning to say I’ve been saving coffee cups for a mug.
Algy designer
The birth certificate’s in the drawer with the lease, and I’ve been meaning to say — I’ve listed every goat food aisle in the city, just in case.
Penny teacher
The birth certificate’s in the drawer with the lease, and I’ve been meaning to say — I’ve listed every goat food aisle in the city, just in case. Penny: How much do you want this to cost? Before we run out of coffee cups.
Algy designer
I’ve been meaning to say — The first real conversation about children, and I’ve been meaning to say I’ve been saving coffee cups for a mug. I’ve been meaning to say — The deposit jar’s at $8.40, and I’ve been meaning to say I’ll tell my mother first. I’ve been meaning to say — The first morning with no plan and nothing to organise, and I’ve been meaning to say I’ve been saving coffee cups for a mug. I’ve been meaning to say — The first real conversation about children, and

Whose silence about it is worse?

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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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