“Nothing much.” “Then it’s a bit pointless sending you, isn’t it? Why don’t we just cancel school, and you can stay at home and—I don’t know—just eat chocolate and watch TV all day?” Jerome perked up at this gold-edged scenario. “Really?” “No, not really.” His shoulders slumped. “But school’s sooooooo boring.” “Agreed. But it’s almost perfect training for a career at Smileyburgers.” “But I’m not going to work at Smileyburgers.” “You will if you do nothing much at school.” “Da-woo!!”
