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Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Insanity? Oh, why not?

Echo, intrepid protagonist and narrator of ECHOES
Sangu?

Me [jerks head up and chokes on drink]
Echo?

Echo [indignant]
Who else would it be? I'm the only one who persistently offers you inspiration, you know. Even when you don't want it.
 
Me
But I wasn't expecting you! I was waiting to hear from the protagonists of the other book!

Echo
Well, I thought I'd drop by instead. They're awfully lazy. Now, I'd really, really like to know- is [glances around and lowers her voice] you know, That Character, dead or not?

Me
I'm not telling you.

Echo
Will you tell me if I'm going to be grievously injured again anytime soon?

Me
No.

Echo
Well, can I at least be spared a scar this time?

Me
No.

Echo
Just so I understand, is that 'no, I won't be spared a scar and therefore will be given yet another one', or 'no, you won't tell me whether or not I'll be spared a scar'?

Me
Echo!

Echo
Okay, okay. I'll be off, then. [Smiles] Fancy having coffee tomorrow? I really, really want to know what you've got planned for me in the next book, because, obviously, I'm going to thwart you at every turn and do what I think is right.

Me [resigned]
Of course you are. Tomorrow at seven, then? 

1 comment:

  1. please tell me this happened! and make sure linds doesn't write down the conversations that go on in her head, you'd give everyone a breakdown.

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