Bus CXXV

Jack: Are you going to the Making Quality Fairer speech?

Louisa: What's that?

Jack: It's where the Head's gonna set out her agenda for next term

Louisa: Fairytale villainy. Next.

Jack: I suppose it's the fate of all great thinkers to be maligned by idiots. But with an attitude like that, perhaps it's best you don't come.

Louisa: Oh, I'll be there. It's still better than being in class.

Jack: The speech is at lunchtime

Louisa: Oh, then no. I'll be in the canteen, stockpiling muffins.

Jack: What about the anti-depressants?

Louisa: Apparently the muffins are safe. In fact it turns out they don't put anti-depressants in any of the desserts.

Jack: Weird. I'd have thought the fat kids needed cheering up most. Anyway, the canteen is where she's making the speech. They've closed down the kitchens for the day.

Louisa: But what about food?

Jack: Today they're serving a different kind of food. Food for thought.

Louisa: Then I'll be down the shop, buying real food. And I guess missing her speech will be a nice little bonus.

Jack: Oh, you won't miss the speech. It's gonna be broadcast on the shop's loudspeaker. And everywhere else that has a loudspeaker.

Louisa: Do the toilets have loudspeakers?

Jack: They do now

Louisa: God, is there no way to avoid this woman's stupid Fascist regime?

Jack: That's sort of the point of a Fascist regime. You can't just hide in the toilets and wait for it to pass.

Louisa: What does Making Quality Fairer even mean?

Jack: I think it means we can't afford to give everyone quality, so it's fairer not to let anyone have it