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Back in Faggioli\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (cold, inquisitive): So\u2026 a submarine, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (cautious): It was just for the science fair\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (interrupting, whispering): \u201cJust\u201d for the fair\u2026 classic misdirection tactic. You know, back in my years in the secret underwater agricultural division, we could smell guys like you from miles away. Always using the science fair as an excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stands, circling Banani with his hands behind his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Question: why a submarine? Why not\u2026 a kite? Or a garden bench? What was down there, Banani? What were you hoping to find?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (confused): I\u2026 I don\u2019t know\u2026 I just liked the idea of going underwater\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (slamming his hand on the table): UNDERWATER! Exactly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He widens his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Everyone wants to go underwater, Banani. But few ask themselves: \u201cWhat if I find\u2026 myself down there?\u201d Or worse\u2026 my father. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A long pause. Faggioli sits down again, writes something on a blank sheet, and stares at it for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (calm): I\u2019m adding this to your file. \u201cPathological aquatic interest. Tendency to hide emotions in the deep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: But I\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli (raising a finger): Shh. No \u201cbut I\u201d. Anyone who builds submarines at home has no right to justify themselves. Only to reflect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He closes the file. Which is still empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Now explain this to me, professor: how exactly does going underwater in a submarine help me find myself or my father? \ud83e\udd23
I mean\u2026 my father, maybe, if he happened to be on board the Titanic, sure, I might find him. \ud83e\udd23
But myself? Wait\u2026 I got it! Let\u2019s say someone was working on a cruise ship and dropped\u2026 a mirror overboard! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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