Bus CXIV

Louisa: Has your sister found a new job yet?

Scott: Nope, she's had to start signing on

Louisa: Oh dear. Well, at least she's getting some money in.

Scott: I guess, but she's pretty down about the whole thing. It doesn't help that they made her jump through all these hoops to qualify.

Louisa: What kind of hoops?

Scott: Actual hoops. It was part of the Unemployed Sports Day.

Louisa: What's that?

Jack: It's a new government initiative to get the unemployed in shape for a future of manual labour. And they sell tickets to help fund the unemployment benefits.

Louisa: What, so a load of rich people can point and laugh?

Jack: It's mostly family members screaming and crying, but yeah. In theory.