Bus XLIV

Louisa: Is Scott coming too?

Jack: Said he might pop round later, but he’s off to the bank first

Louisa: There’s a cash machine near you!

Jack: Doesn’t use 'em. Says they’re too impersonal.

Louisa: Really? I like talking to as few people as possible.

Jack: It all goes back to this time when he was young and he decided his dream job was to sell condoms in public toilets

Louisa: That’s his dream job? Selling condoms?

Jack: Yeah, he gave a whole speech on it in Year 2. Reckons it’d be super-rewarding. Making people safe from STDs, but also bringing them pleasure...via ribs, flavours, and so on.

Louisa: True, I guess. But why especially in public toilets? I didn't think he even used toilets.

Jack: Yeah, but he's still fascinated by them. Like how in the desert they all sit around discussing snow.

Louisa: Do they?

Jack: So I've heard. Anyway, when he found out they have machines that do it, he was heartbroken...blames the condom machines for putting him out of a job. So yeah, he wants to make sure no one else suffers the same fate.

Louisa: He’s a surprisingly deep thinker, isn’t he

Jack: You should see him when he’s had too much sugar

Louisa: But wait a sec, he was really pleased about the new library check-out machines. They put Larry Flack out of a job.

Jack: Yeah, but school employees don’t have real feelings like you or I do