Friends · Letter 43
Lunch has become a photo shoot
Fictional editorial letter
Dear Duck,
My friend asks me to take “one quick picture” whenever we go out. It takes thirty attempts, and I am always cropped out of the photos. How do I say no?
— Holding the Bag
Dear Uncredited Photographer,
Offer two pictures, then hand back the phone and return to your lunch. If she wants a longer shoot, she can arrange one without recruiting you at the table. You may also ask for a photograph together if that would make the outing feel like an outing.
“Just one more” is a unit of time that has never appeared on a clock. At attempt thirty, you are no longer a friend holding a phone. You are unpaid lighting equipment.
Answered by Lady PetronellaTact was not included in the inheritance.