Episode 30: The Playground Experiment

Father stands in the shade.

Of course he does.

Mother insisted we go outside. “Sunlight builds character,” she said in a karen like impersonation but she knows well that the sun is a total menace underneath her veneer as the ice starts cracking through the sunshine.

“…Or destroys it,” Father muttered.

The playground is loud.

Children scream. Run. Fall. Repeat.

“…Fascinating,” I say.

Persephone nods. “Unregulated behavior.”

A boy climbs too high on the structure. He shouts, “Watch this!”

No one stops him.

We watch.

He slips. Falls. Cries.

“…Predictable,” I note.

Another child boasts about being “the fastest.” Persephone quietly nudges a conversation.

“Are you sure?” she asks sweetly.

The child runs harder. Trips.

Father, from the shadows: “…You’re not helping.”

“We are observing,” Persephone replies.

We sit together afterward.

Conclusion:

“Stupidity escalates without resistance.”

Father nods faintly.

“…Correct.”