Scott: What’s that form?
Louisa: School Council elections
Scott: Did you get me one?
Louisa: Couldn’t. Only the Gifted kids are allowed to vote.
Scott: Why? I wanted to vote for the recycling people.
Jack: I guess they felt we’re the only ones who’ll put enough thought into our choice
Louisa: And yet the ballot has three spelling mistakes on it
Jack: That’s probably part of the test. They only count your vote if you write a little note to complain about the spelling mistakes.
Louisa: Why are there so many candidates? I don’t wanna read all this.
Jack: I might just vote for the Smarties. They promise to make sure teachers concentrate on the top students.
Louisa: Like we need another distraction from the learning process. How about the Own-Learners? They want kids to be left alone ‘unless we specifically ask for help’.
Jack: Then what are my parents’ taxes even paying for? A babysitter?
Louisa: Aren’t any of the parties interested in disadvantaged kids?
Jack: Only the one that wants them herded into camps
Louisa: Well, let’s just vote for that guy at the top. He’s got a nice smile.
Jack: I’d rather vote for someone who isn't smiling. At least that way I’ll be certain they’d take the job seriously.
Louisa: Either that, or they’re evil and not afraid to show it
Jack: This is too difficult. Let’s not vote at all.
Louisa: Yeah, it’s not as if our votes really count anyway
