Myles: How did none of you hear what I just said? Beckett: I've been zoned out for the past two and a half hours. Lazuli: I got distracted about halfway through. Whistle Blower: Ignoring you was a conscious decision. ——— Beckett: There is no future. there is no past. do you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every facet. Myles: Lazuli: Whistle Blower: Everyone Else At Beckett's Surprise Birthday Party: Myles: All I asked was if you wanted to cut your birthday cake first. ——— *In a horror movie situation* Beckett: I've got no service in my phone here. Whistle Blower: Shoot, my battery just died. Lazuli: Sorry guys, I just broke my phone with a hammer. Myles: Guys, my phone is a book. ——— Beckett: You're smiling. What happened? Lazuli: What? Can't I smile just because I feel like it? Whistle Blower: Myles tripped and fell up the stairs today. ——— Beckett: Myles isn't answering their phone Lazuli: I'll call Beckett: Whistle Blower and I have both tried six times each, what makes you thi- Myles: Hello? ——— Beckett: Lazuli, we're hungry! Whistle Blower: Lazuli! What's for dinner? Myles: We're hungry, Lazuli! Lazuli, frying a bottle of ketchup over the stove: *screams* ——— Beckett: What if people had food names and food had people names? Lazuli: Hey, spaghetti, we're having Beckett for dinner. Myles: What is wrong with you people? Whistle Blower: Shut up, chocolate. ——— Lazuli: You were stabbed. Do you remember anything? Myles: Only the ambulance ride to the hospital. Lazuli: That wasn't an ambulance, I drove you. Myles: But I heard a siren. Whistle Blower: That was Beckett. Beckett: Sorry, I got nervous.
