It couldn't be good to drink or smoke that much. He put the cigar down and picked up the mug before drinking the beer in a single gulp. "Yer letting that beetle get to you," Lampwick said. Pinocchio wondered how Lampwick did that without hurting himself. Lampwick growled before breaking the pool cue he held over his knee and discarding the pieces. "I dunno, maybe Jiminy was right about some of the stuff." "Do you wana work yer whole life?" Lampwick asked. "But Lampy, maybe there's a good reason he said those things," Pinocchio said. "How can I have fun when I keep hearing that voice of his?" "Damn beetle took the fun out of it," Lampwick said. He leaned over to line up a shot only to snort and stand. Lampwick placed his mug on the pool table before he picked up the cigar and took a long drag. "You like having fun, don't you little buddy?" "Damn beetle won't let us have any fun," Lampwick said. He went back over to the keg and poured himself another beer. Lampwick drank the contents of the mug he carried in a single gulp before shaking his head. "Conscience phooey, what's anyone need with a conscience?" Lampwick said. Pinocchio had been of two minds ever since Jiminy stormed out after declaring Lampwick nothing more then a jackass. File type: Text File (.txt) - Fun was supposed to be all right, wasn't it? Why build amusement parks, roll cigars, brew drinks and bake cookies or chocolate if some law forbade enjoying such things?
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