Bus CXXI

Louisa: I'm so hungry

Jack: You bought a sandwich earlier

Louisa: Yeah, but I never ate it. And now it's too late. I'm never eating from that canteen again.

Jack: How come?

Louisa: I just found out they've been putting anti-depressants in all the food

Jack: Wow. That's actually a really good idea.

Louisa: I know you like to play Devil's advocate, but even the Devil would think they'd stepped over the line with this one

Jack: When you think about it though, so many of the students here are already on anti-depressants that it kind of makes sense to just dose everyone at once

Louisa: But they didn't even bother to tell anyone. The kids who are already on anti-depressants must've been getting double doses. Someone could've overdosed.

Jack: Yeah, overdosing on happiness. Who'd want that?

Louisa: Happiness doesn't come out of pill bottles, Jack. Only alcohol bottles.

Jack: What if you put alcohol in the pill bottles? Hey, does this mean I can write for the Gazette now?

Louisa: Still no. And the worst thing is they've told me I can't even write an editorial about it until they solve the paper shortage.

Jack: Or, presumably, until you become editor. There's a paper shortage?

Louisa: So they claim. It didn't stop them having a paper aeroplane contest yesterday though.

Jack: Well, I guess they keep a back-up supply for that kind of emergency

Louisa: I honestly think this might be the worst thing the school has ever done

Jack: Really? Remember when they gave all the Rag Week money to those terrorists?

Louisa: Okay, I guess it might not be the worst thing. But it still really pisses me off.

Jack: Well, you'll feel better once you've eaten