[walking to school. now, in much less of a hurry]

"Why do you head to school so early, anyway?"
"i- uh like how quiet everything is. this early in the morning"
"It is pretty peaceful!"
"isn't it?"
...
"So — do you have any hobbies?"
"uhh"
my hobbies: reading romance manga and playing videogames
"No."
"Really?? Nothing at all??"
"i mean-"
"Well, I like reading romance manga. And playing videogames."
"really?!" i exclaimed, with glistening eyes.
"Haha, I knew you'd be a weirdo too."
"okay"
...
"But, seriously. Not that I don't like those two, but my favorite hobby is cooking."
"oh?"
"Not that I'm any good at it, either!! But, it's really fun. You can have any food you want, as long as you have the ingredients. It's like I'm my own restaurant!" "i think they call that a cook" "Never heard of it."
"Anyway, I plan on going to a culinary school. And maybe open up a bakery, too. But that's looking far in the future."
"wow. you sound like you have, like. everything figured out"
"Haha, not really. Maybe it'll all go wrong and I'll go bankrupt for gambling all my money away."
"well, maybe you'll hit it big and become a millionaire"
"Haha, true!!"
...
"What about you? Have you thought about what you want to do?"
"not. really..."
"Oh, dang. Sucks to be you!"
"so rude!"
"Haha, sorry."
...
"But really, you shouldn't worry too much about it. Kel in 20 years may be the richest CEO in the world. Or a gambling addict."
"or a gambling addict"
"You never know, y'know?"
...
the two arrive at school.
"Alright, I'mma head to class. See you later, Emm!"
"sure! see you"
...
"that's not my name??", thought enn.
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