Jack: What’s even the point of Christmas?
Louisa: A chance to show people you care about them
Jack: I was expecting a speech about baby Jesus
Louisa: We've always held winter festivals. It’s about social bonding.
Jack: I just think it’s stupid that everyone rushes around buying presents for a random date somebody chose centuries ago
Louisa: It’s as good a date as any
Jack: But if everyone cares so much about social bonding, shouldn’t they buy each other presents when they actually need them? My parents got a case of wine for my uncle last year, then by March he’d lost his job and been evicted from his house. That’s when he needed a gift, but my parents were too busy paying off pointless wine debts from December.
Louisa: Thank God you’re here to overthrow the tyranny of Christmas
Bus LXXXI
Scott: My mum wants me to get an English tutor
Jack: Oh yeah?
Scott: A guy came round the ward and gave her this flyer. Here, read it.
Jack: ‘Does your babies needs help with English?’
Scott: I meant the bit about ‘low, low prices’
Jack: Oh yeah?
Scott: A guy came round the ward and gave her this flyer. Here, read it.
Jack: ‘Does your babies needs help with English?’
Scott: I meant the bit about ‘low, low prices’
Bus LXXX
Louisa: I love this book we’re reading in English Lit. It’s about a slave who wants to rebel against her master, but the other slaves say ‘It’s a sin to rebel. These few years of suffering will be rewarded in Heaven’, so she never does.
Jack: Sounds preachy
Louisa: Are you even listening? It’s an anti-religious book.
Jack: Then why d’you like it?
Louisa: Cos I’m not deluded. I know people have used God to justify all sorts of nasty shit.
Jack: Your class discussions must be a hoot
Louisa: Not really. Miss Daniels won't let me contribute anymore.
Jack: How come?
Louisa: She didn't like the way I kept drawing comparisons between the slaves and the students
Jack: Like what?
Louisa: Well, we both have to do a load of work we aren’t paid for. And if our masters decide we aren’t working hard enough, we get punished. So I said, what’s the difference? Why shouldn’t we rebel like the slaves?
Jack: What did Daniels say to that?
Louisa: She said these few years of suffering will be rewarded with a good job
Jack: Sounds preachy
Louisa: Are you even listening? It’s an anti-religious book.
Jack: Then why d’you like it?
Louisa: Cos I’m not deluded. I know people have used God to justify all sorts of nasty shit.
Jack: Your class discussions must be a hoot
Louisa: Not really. Miss Daniels won't let me contribute anymore.
Jack: How come?
Louisa: She didn't like the way I kept drawing comparisons between the slaves and the students
Jack: Like what?
Louisa: Well, we both have to do a load of work we aren’t paid for. And if our masters decide we aren’t working hard enough, we get punished. So I said, what’s the difference? Why shouldn’t we rebel like the slaves?
Jack: What did Daniels say to that?
Louisa: She said these few years of suffering will be rewarded with a good job
Bus LXXIX
Scott: Saw my mum last night
Louisa: How is she?
Scott: Better, I think. But her new doctor’s kinda cranky.
Louisa: Why's that?
Scott: Well, he has all these rules, like you’re not allowed to wear shoes in his office. And then he started shouting at me when I left the door open, cos he could still see the shoes in the doorway.
Louisa: Why’d you leave the door open?
Scott: Cos of the smell. His office stinks of petrol. He said it’s to ‘ward off evil spirits’.
Louisa: I’m not sure I’d want this guy looking after my mother
Scott: He knows a lot about mental illness though
Louisa: How is she?
Scott: Better, I think. But her new doctor’s kinda cranky.
Louisa: Why's that?
Scott: Well, he has all these rules, like you’re not allowed to wear shoes in his office. And then he started shouting at me when I left the door open, cos he could still see the shoes in the doorway.
Louisa: Why’d you leave the door open?
Scott: Cos of the smell. His office stinks of petrol. He said it’s to ‘ward off evil spirits’.
Louisa: I’m not sure I’d want this guy looking after my mother
Scott: He knows a lot about mental illness though
Bus LXXVIII
Jack: The Head’s really taking some heat for this marijuana thing
Louisa: Good. It’s about time someone dented her ego.
Jack: How was she to know that Bryce was handing out pro-drug propaganda?
Louisa: It wasn’t propaganda. He was just showing both sides of the issue.
Jack: He was telling kids that drugs should be legal. Not only marijuana. Cocaine, heroin...you name it.
Louisa: So what? Why shouldn’t we legalise them all?
Jack: Cos they harm loads of people
Louisa: So if something’s causing harm, you criminalise the people being harmed?
Jack: They aren’t the only people being harmed. People get robbed by druggies. Or don’t want to leave their homes cos of the gangs outside.
Louisa: All that would end if they were legal. There’d be no violence or extortion. It’d just be a business.
Jack: It’s the principle though. Society would be fucked if drugs were legal.
Louisa: And it’s in such a great state already? What about all those robberies and gangs you just mentioned? You can’t have it both ways.
Jack: You don’t understand the complex issues involved
Louisa: If drugs were legal, they could be taxed. Think how much money that would bring in. And also the police would save money cos they wouldn’t have to be chasing up drug offences anymore. All that extra money could be spent on encouraging stuff like rehab and clean needles. At this point, it’s the only way forward.
Jack: I really thought you were too smart to be taken in by propaganda. I mean, we’ve had so many anti-drug assemblies.
Louisa: Good. It’s about time someone dented her ego.
Jack: How was she to know that Bryce was handing out pro-drug propaganda?
Louisa: It wasn’t propaganda. He was just showing both sides of the issue.
Jack: He was telling kids that drugs should be legal. Not only marijuana. Cocaine, heroin...you name it.
Louisa: So what? Why shouldn’t we legalise them all?
Jack: Cos they harm loads of people
Louisa: So if something’s causing harm, you criminalise the people being harmed?
Jack: They aren’t the only people being harmed. People get robbed by druggies. Or don’t want to leave their homes cos of the gangs outside.
Louisa: All that would end if they were legal. There’d be no violence or extortion. It’d just be a business.
Jack: It’s the principle though. Society would be fucked if drugs were legal.
Louisa: And it’s in such a great state already? What about all those robberies and gangs you just mentioned? You can’t have it both ways.
Jack: You don’t understand the complex issues involved
Louisa: If drugs were legal, they could be taxed. Think how much money that would bring in. And also the police would save money cos they wouldn’t have to be chasing up drug offences anymore. All that extra money could be spent on encouraging stuff like rehab and clean needles. At this point, it’s the only way forward.
Jack: I really thought you were too smart to be taken in by propaganda. I mean, we’ve had so many anti-drug assemblies.
Bus LXXVII
Jack: Hey, did you see this in the School Gazette? About Mr Bryce getting sacked?
Louisa: Another sacking? Why this time?
Jack: Apparently they found marijuana in the staff room toilets, just after he’d been in there
Louisa: Doesn’t prove it was his
Jack: And in his desk
Louisa: Anyone could have planted it there
Jack: And in his pockets
Louisa: Pickpockets. If they can take it out, they can put it in.
Jack: And under his hat
Louisa: Oh
Louisa: Another sacking? Why this time?
Jack: Apparently they found marijuana in the staff room toilets, just after he’d been in there
Louisa: Doesn’t prove it was his
Jack: And in his desk
Louisa: Anyone could have planted it there
Jack: And in his pockets
Louisa: Pickpockets. If they can take it out, they can put it in.
Jack: And under his hat
Louisa: Oh
Bus LXXVI
Jack: Did you hear the Council’s sacked the Safety Man?
Louisa: Who?
Jack: That guy who’d come round all the schools every year and talk about road safety
Louisa: Him? But he was really good. I literally never cross the road without looking both ways now.
Jack: Well, exactly. Scott’s the only student who’s been knocked down in the past five years, so they don’t see the need anymore.
Louisa: Doesn’t seem fair somehow, does it
Louisa: Who?
Jack: That guy who’d come round all the schools every year and talk about road safety
Louisa: Him? But he was really good. I literally never cross the road without looking both ways now.
Jack: Well, exactly. Scott’s the only student who’s been knocked down in the past five years, so they don’t see the need anymore.
Louisa: Doesn’t seem fair somehow, does it
Bus LXXV
Scott: What’s that leaflet?
Louisa: It’s about the Theme Weeks. Didn’t you get one?
Scott: I had to take Ronnie Phelps to the office. He tripped over his shoelaces again.
Louisa: Well, Bread Week starts today. If we’re good, we’ll have a baking class on Friday. And then next week is Circus Week.
Scott: I don’t care about them. When’s Fun Week? I heard there was a Fun Week.
Louisa: That was last week
Scott: But they only told us about them today
Louisa: Yeah, apparently there was some delay printing the leaflets
Jack: They were probably having too much fun
Louisa: It’s about the Theme Weeks. Didn’t you get one?
Scott: I had to take Ronnie Phelps to the office. He tripped over his shoelaces again.
Louisa: Well, Bread Week starts today. If we’re good, we’ll have a baking class on Friday. And then next week is Circus Week.
Scott: I don’t care about them. When’s Fun Week? I heard there was a Fun Week.
Louisa: That was last week
Scott: But they only told us about them today
Louisa: Yeah, apparently there was some delay printing the leaflets
Jack: They were probably having too much fun
Bus LXXIV
Louisa: Nice hat
Scott: Thanks
Louisa: Can I try it on?
Scott: Sure
Louisa: Argh, too tight
Scott: It’s ‘one size fits all’
Louisa: Great. Even the hats think I’m a freak.
Scott: Thanks
Louisa: Can I try it on?
Scott: Sure
Louisa: Argh, too tight
Scott: It’s ‘one size fits all’
Louisa: Great. Even the hats think I’m a freak.
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