"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." – Christopher Reeve
Date: April 28th, 2017
Occasion: National Heroes Day
Country: Barbados
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IX | Heroes of our Generation
"Hello?"
"Good morning, Miss Boyce."
"Wait, who is this? Am I being stalked by a perverted creeper?"
"Does your teacher count as a perverted creeper?"
"Ooh... that's not good."
"Honestly, don't you recognise my voice?"
"With all due respect, sir, if I was a billionaire with voice recognition spy technology, I wouldn't even be going to school, would I? How could I recognise your voice?"
"You use your ears, Miss Boyce."
"You need to work on your comebacks, sir."
"Well, you need to work on your voice recognition ability, so we're even."
"So, Mr Jones, why did you call me?"
"What, can't a teacher have a nice chat with his student in the middle of the school day without rising a dozen notches on the Creep'O'Meter?"
"It's not against the rules, but it sure is creepy."
"Fine, whatever, I guess I'll reveal my secret plans to become the Supreme Ruler of the Universe."
"Ooh, can I be your right hand man?"
"Buy me chocolate and we'll talk."
"Never mind then, I didn't think it would actually require spending money on my part. Now, why did you call me?"
"Since today's a public holiday, I've decided to call my students and quiz them about National Heroes Day."
"Okay, you clearly don't have a life."
"Do you have a switch that's permanently set to rude?"
"Anyway, there's a legit reason why today is a public holiday? I thought it was National Stay Home and Binge On Pizza day!"
"Trust me, you're not the only one who wants that day to exist."
"National Pizza Day is on February 9th. Did you know that we consume 251,770,000 pounds of pepperonis every year? Also, Pizza Hut has 12,583 stores in over 90 countries. Isn't that just crazy?"
"I'm astounded about how you memorized those specific figures, yet even I managed to figure out how Snapchat worked before you did."
"Snapchat is dumb. And people only send pictures of their di–"
"What was that?"
"–amond earrings?"
"Well, at least you can take a hint. Anyway, back to the quiz."
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