Last Day

Originally posted on MSPA by Stickmeister.

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> La-la: Be extremely intelligent and well-adjusted in stark contrast to the vapid image your name gives you.

"My full name is Lahja Laakkonen." She spelled it while making small, imaginary points in the air and pronounced it "lah-ya".

You tell her you're going back to your desk, but she can walk with you if she wants.



"It's Finnish, as my parents were from Finland. I was born here in the United States, right here in Cleveland, but my parents came right from Finland." She doesn't have an accent.

"My name is both hard to spell and say when reading on paper, so everyone just calls me La-La."

You tell her it's actually a cute nickname and you would have loved to have a nickname.



You tell her that you share the same likeness; your mother came from China, but your (late) father is from the United States. Your father had named you. And, of course, you don't have an accent either. "Jennifer is a nice name, though. Nobody calls you Jenny?"

"They did in grade school, but I try to have everyone call me by my full first name." You tell her it's fine if she calls you that though, lying that your close friends called you that. (You don't have any close friends. Friends, yes, but nobody you are close with.)

You continue to talk to La-La on and on about all sorts of things while walking down the hall. "Also, I--"

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SpoilerWHOA DID DAVID JUST ESTABLISH SETTING, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND BACKGROUND ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHILE MAKING IT ALL UP ON THE SPOT?! OH DAMN. Feelin' just like the Hussmaster.

Also, I apologize in advance if I get anything wrong, I'm not the greatest at geography. I try to research far enough to avoid anything incorrect.