"Pfft, of course I'm ready, I was bo-"
"Don't Say It."
"What?"
"You were going to say 'born ready,' weren't you."
"[ . . . ]"
"Just- shut up, okay? You know my nerves have been on edge ever since, well, y'know . . ."
". . . I'm sorry."
"Whatever, it's not a big deal. Let's just get to shutting this portal before the demons get through."
"Alrighty. Just point the tome at them and then raise the staff."
[pause]
". . . Nothing's happening."
"Oh."
"Nothing Is Happening."
"[ . . . ]"
"I thought you read the ancient manuscripts."
"I did . . . Though it might've said you were supposed to point the staff at them and then raise the tome . . ."
"What do you mean, are you not sure?!"
"I'm pretty sure."
"Just pretty sure?"
". . . Yeah."
"I THOUGHT You read the Ancient Manuscripts. YOU Were Supposed to Read The Ancient Manuscripts. THAT'S ALL YOU WER-"
"I read the SparkNotes!"
"You What?"
"SparkNotes! Today's Most Popular Study Guides!"
[pause]
"I hate you."
T H E E N D
If you're friends of mine on Facebook there is a chance you read this in a note once upon a time. I tweaked it a little and then reposted it.
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie, I do think it's kinda funny.