"Okay. Okay. Here it goes. Who do you call when the ocean needs cleaning?"
"...."
"A mermaid!"
"...."
"Really, I thought that one was cute. Fine, I've got plenty more where that came from. What do you call an unorganized group of cats?"
"...."
"Wait for it.... A cat-astrophe!"
"...."
"Seriously, not even a snicker. Are you sure your volume is all the way up because these jokes are pretty hilarious if I do say so myself."
"...."
"Fine, this is the last one. I don't trust atoms. I hear they make up everything. *laughing*"
"...."
"C'mon, I thought you would like that one. It's a science pun, it was so punny! *sigh*"
"Okay, I've got one."
"Really? Okay, great, go for it."
"What kind of tea is hard to swallow?"
"Umm, I'm not sure. What's the answer?"
"Reality."

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Stay Your Life
Short Story"I'm not going to save your life. I'm going to stay your life." "What?" "Stay your life. I'm going to help keep your life exactly the same." "Did you just come up with that?" "Maybe." ⩶ A story in which a girl finds the normalcy in a boy...