I got attacked by a pigeon on the way here!

Attacked?

Attacked! It came out of the sky, on a mission! Dove right for me and then turned in mid-air and came back for a second pass!

Were you wearing a hat made of bread?

I… no?

Well there goes my first guess as to why it would attack you.

There was no reason at all. None.

Pigeons don’t generally attack people for no reason at all.

Well that’s why this was strange!

No, I’m just saying that generally one does not find oneself in such a position as that.

Right.

It is very strange.

Didn’t I just say that?

Yes, dearling, but I said it better, you see.

You said it longer.

And in this case that was better.

Size queen.

When it relates to pigeon attack related sentiments, yes, yes I am.

It was just so odd. Out of nowhere and then…

Pigeon attack.

Pigeon attack!

Strange.

We’ve been over this.

Truth’s.

Which means you’re avoiding talking about, let me guess, Mark?

No?

Subtle.

He called last night. Apologized.

So what’s the problem?

I just don’t like to fight with him. He’s…

Your best friend?

Sure, but…

And you don’t deal well with really close confrontation?

You know I am fine with confrontation, I just, I don’t know. It’s not important.

No, it is.

Not as important as a pigeon attack.

Far more important. He’s close to you. Come on, none of us know much about your family, but he does. No, I get it.

Then can we not talk it to death? I’ll be fine, honey. I promise.

All right.

Let us, instead, dish about your relationship with young Jacob.

He’s Young Jacob, now?

Yes. He is your young suitor.

Oh god!

And he should make his intentions clear.

Are you my mother?

In this? Why not?

You’re loopy.

Are you happy?

So far.

All right. I will leave it alone.

Well, but now what’s left? We have drinks, we have time. But we have no gossip.

So this pigeon?

Came out of nowhere!

That is strange.

Strange like a strange thing that is strange!

I wonder if in a past life that bird knew you in a past life and wanted to get revenge for something.

You wonder that?

Not at all. But it is strange.

I’d swear we’ve covered the fact it was strange by now.

You have something better to discuss?

It was strange, wasn’t it?

Really strange.