“Ms. Lyney, isn’t that your favorite reality show?” Ms. Lyney swivels to face him. “Why, yes, it is.” He shakes his head, but a teasing smile peeks through. “Fabricated love. A disgrace to our storytelling ancestors.” “It’s not fabricated. It’s about a young woman meeting a room of men dressed as gnomes to see which she falls for.” “You can’t simply shove two people in a room and expect them to fall in love.”

