>>16908793"What are you writing, Austin?" Lexi asked.
"Just a short story for fun, not publishing it or anything," he replied. "What's it about?"
"So far, I have two brothers, Richard and Davis, who are debating whether or not vanilla ice cream and non-flavored ice cream would both be referred to as vanilla in a double blind experiment. Richard says, 'I think most people would associate non-flavored ice cream with vanilla,' while Davis says, 'people will wonder why it has no added flavors'."
"Interesting. I can't wait to read it," Lexi responded.
"Anyways, that's the basic frame of the story so far. I hope you guys find it interesting enough to continue," Mark exclaimed to his focus group of young writers.
A young woman in the room named Penny walked over to Mark and said, "I think this is a wonderful concept. Mind grabbing coffee with me when you're ready to walk out of here? I'd love to go deeper into the script with you."
"Cut," Director Hamilton said. "This is the scene I want to use - the enthusiasm, the intrigue, narration, all beautifully done!"
The assistant director, an older gentleman named Christopher, gave a simple "hoorah" under his breath, not looking as certain as the director. Lexi looked puzzled and wondered if Austin meant to write her in as a character in his story.
Austin told her, "I'll admit the script can be hard to follow, but I promise it will be fun to watch on screen."
"I thought you weren't publishing the story," Lexi said.
"Oh, well in the script, I'm just writing for fun as narrated by Mark, who's an actor in a scene explaining my story to a focus group. And then another actor, as the director, applauds the scene. I haven't actually found a director or cast anyone yet. It's just a concept."
"But that's all you're getting tonight, little one. Time for sweet dreamies," Alex said to his son Tristan as he turned off the lights.
"Nigh nigh, daddy. You have the best bedtime stories."
