Episode 71: Modesty

Terrastina and Mazolli are in the city to do some shopping. Mazolli cannot find an open parking spot. Terrastina says there is available street parking three blocks north and two blocks east, on the left, with time still on the meter. Mazolli does not hesitate. He drives there immediately and finds the space, exactly where Terrastina said it would be, with over an hour left on the meter. He parks and turns to Terrastina. Genius, he says, pure genius. Terrastina waves her hand. It’s a gift, she says. I try not to make a big deal out of it.