“Fresh squeezed orange juice! That wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“It only took us… thirty-three minutes? To fill two glasses? Yeah, this is fulfilling work."
“Do you have a problem with my juicer?”
“No, I love it. I’m a novelist. I’m used to things taking longer to make than they do to consume.”
“What? Doesn’t it take you a weekend to write a novel? I know Amanda Hocking does, like, four in a year.”
“You know, a house fire would only take me seconds to start.”
“Not funny! That’s not funny!”
“Odd. It took so little time to think up.”
“Give me your juice. I don’t trust you with this.”
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Sure, but could you start a fire by rubbing two oranges together? Or just an argument?
ReplyDeleteAt high enough friction levels, I'm told most anything can start a fire.
DeleteI had a flashback to Milton in Office Space *mumbles* "I could burn this whole place down."
ReplyDelete“No, I love it. I’m a novelist. I’m used to things taking longer to make than they do to consume.” This rings of truth LOL
ReplyDeleteI love you're dialogue bits. They tickle my funny bone.
ReplyDeleteI’m a novelist. I’m used to things taking longer to make than they do to consume. -> so true!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe last line made me laugh.