So, I have a legitimate question. I'm allergic to carrots (I break out into hives whenever I eat them), but my friend Mallory is making a carrot clarinet. Do you think I could play that without getting sick or would I get hives from it? It isn't really getting into my system, but I don't know if I should even attempt it. What do you think? Also, I am TERRIBLE at math (because 21 – 14 = 7 not six).

"WHEN I WAS… A YOUNG BOY… MY FATHER…"

"What are you doing?"

"… I didn't realize that you were in the room."

"Well… I am."

"I've noticed… uh… it's really dark."

"I've noticed."

They lapsed into silence.

"What were you singing?"

"A song that some girl showed me after we left a bar. It's by My Chemical Romance, which I thought was funny."

"If she was listening to that band then she might have been underage."

"She was older than me."

"How were you two in a bar?! You know what? Never mind."

"You know what they say, don't ask questions you don't want to know the answers to."

"Yeah… so, what were you doing?"

"Masturbating – no, I'm joking, that was just a badly timed question. I was cleaning the room."

"For a split second I thought you were saying that you sing like that when you get off."

"I never said I don't."

"I'm ending this conversation."

There was a light chuckle. "Goodnight, Tadashi."

"Goodnight, Hiro… wait, why did you think I wasn't there? We're in prison, where would I have gone?"

"Canada?"

"I guess that's true. Night kiddo."

This has nothing to do with the story, but it's funny.