Chapter Ten [Video]

[thebestseller]

[A bored-looking Castle is seated at the desk at Hoarders, reading a book entitled "Seahorses: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual".]

I have learned so much about seahorses these past few days. Quite fascinating, really.

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[thebestseller]

A little bit of something.

[He smiles.]

I am a clerk at this fine book store. Since I'm a writer, it seemed to suit me.

[hunting_trip]

I meant more like the general 'you', but yeah, okay, I guess that answers my question. You just, what, get jobs and play Monopoly?

[Not exactly the worst torture he's ever heard, even if Monopoly is the most boring game in existence.]

Not to harp on, dude, but what the hell is the point?

[thebestseller]

Yeah. Yeah, pretty much. The kids go to school, the grown-ups work. Officially, the point is supposed to be teaching us how to be real people. I know, I know, we already know how, but that's the line we get fed.

[hunting_trip]

Yeah, I get that whole reintroduction to society crap.

[Which he thinks is a load of crap, and probably just the polite sticker label on what they actually want.

So he's trying to figure out what, exactly, the ulterior motive is from someone that's been here longer. No such luck.

Seems like it's probably not monopoly.]

And since when are real people this damn charitable?

[thebestseller]

Not much more to it than that.

[Castle shrugs.]

Charitable as far as making sure everyone has a job and a place to sleep in? Never.