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I pointed to the one reine a line printed here that reads, ‘When a vegan clears her plate, you knoas good!’"

Seth groaned

Lukas leaned forward "Seth, can you verbalize what you feel is the issue with Paige’s ad?"

"She’s insulted vegans, the raphic for the product," Seth said disdainfully "It isn’t funny enough to get aith it"

"I thought it was pretty funny," Jackie contributed

Rhiannon ignored her "The line sucks, but the ie isn’t bad We could ith it"

We My presentation was shit, but it was ht," Glynnis quietly offered "But it could be, Paige, and then the ad would be fine Good, even"

She meant well I smiled weakly in her direction

"Let’s help her out," Lukas said, sweeping his arm to encompass everyone but me "How can we make this ad shine?"

Seth jumped in immediately "I like the circle The richness of color, the cru to it offer depth and texture The dark line--what is that?"

"Dirt," I said, unable to think of anything else "It’s dirt I was eating outside"

Lukas flinched "Regardless of how unsanitary that sounds, it does add so to the sum total We’ll leave it in"

Glynnis cleared her throat "It re you’d see at MoMA Who is that artist I’ of? With the colors and lines and shapes?"

Every single artist who ever lived? But then I sahat she was getting at "Rothko," I said "Glynnis, you are onto so What if I put a frame around it, and instead of a line at the botto like this--" I picked up a black marker and wrote:

Beetroot Cake

Beetroot, cocoa, and brown sugar

Moet it," Rhiannon pronounced

"Unless you set it on a wall, next to other stained plates ested

"Or in a dining roouess I like that idea," Jackie said

Rhiannon pushed back froh it is sexist Replace ‘Mouess I’m in What do you think, Lukas?"

Lukas stood abruptly, his face resplendent "I’m thrilled--not so much with the ad, but with your process! This is exactly what Petra is talking about We’ve taken a lackluster idea and together turned it into soave you a challenging assignment--not impossible, but definitely difficult--and not only did you all bring soestions in the spirit of collegiality Impressive" He fell back in his chair, apparently exhausted by such a show of emotion "But there is always roo collaboratively I want you all to read chapter 2 I guarantee you will find it absolutely enlightening We’ll discuss the concepts next Monday, and at that point I’ll fill you in on the next challenge"

The day felt endless, and when I finally pulled into otten about what I’d done to my backyard while drunk and e of the patch of dirt, his stuffed backpack propped next to hiet a word out

"I know you didn’t, because I did it"

He shot lance "Seriously? Why?"

I rerass "I honestly don’t know"