CONVERSATIONS WITH NICK ABOUT BILLY AND BILLY 2

NICK: Daddy?

ME: Yes.

NICK: Let’s go for a walk outside with Billy and Billy 2.

ME: I thought their names were Georgie 1 and Georgie 2.

NICK: No. Billy and Billy 2.

ME: What happened to Georgie 1 and Georgie 2?

NICK: That’s their cousins.

ME: Ah. And do they all live around here?

NICK: Yes. Billy and Billy 2 live in that house over there and Georgie 1 and Georgie 2 live next door. And they have tunnels under the house so they can go to each others’ house. And Billy and Billy 2 can come to my room through the tunnel but Georgie 1 and Georgie 2 can’t.

ME: Right. What do they do all day?

NICK: Georgie 1 and Georgie 2 work in a factory. Billy and Billy 2 just cause trouble all day.

ME: Billy and Billy 2 don’t have jobs?

NICK: Yes. They’re firefighters. And they’re blind.

ME: Billy and Billy 2 are blind?

NICK: Yes. They can’t see me. I have to say “Billy and Billy 2! I’m over here! It’s Nick!”

ME: How did they become firefighters?

NICK: They went to fire school.

ME: And how did they go blind?

NICK: A satellite fell on them.