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Your eyes focus to the page.

You skim the first few lines and skip to the end.

Disappointed at the apparent lack of a twist, you return to the beginning.

You are distracted by the typeface and comment to yourself that you prefer Serif fonts.

You're bored already but move your eyes down the page to be polite.

You focus your attention at the edge of your view. He's still watching you but trying hard to look at everything but.

You turn the page.

At least he found a proper use for onychotillomania. Is it rude to correct his use of "their?" This can't be the first draft. Maybe it was intentional...

He starts tapping his foot.

You read slow anyways, but especially under pressure. Is he looking for a critique? It's not /bad/, but you can't tell him you don't like it. You wouldn’t want anyone to do that to you. You skip a few more lines.

"I really like the part where Godzilla and the Kool-Aid Man turn out to be friends," you lie. Might have made more sense if you read the previous page.

"Thanks, did you get the symbolism though? Godzilla represents our country's crippling debt, and Kool-Aid Man is a symbol for war, being red like blood and all," he replies, quicker than you were expecting.

"Yeah it's great." You don't ask what Minny Mouse represents. Do you really want to know?

He beams a smile at you as you shuffle the collection of papers back in order.

You hand back the short manuscript and nod your head absently as he tells you all about the other works he'd love for you to read, if you have the time, of course.


Sure, anytime.


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