Solving a Cube

When Interrogating a Cube

Jordan: Why are you doing that? Writing a new version of TGGBB? Isn't the original already good enough?

Rubix: But that's the thing. It isn't good enough. I started writing TGGBB three years ago. Just from the very title, you can tell I wasn't going to take the book seriously. But when I realize how big it was becoming, I wasn't thinking. I just wrote and wrote, trying to keep up with the constant demands of updates. I wasn't thinking of the plot, the characters, anything than I could have been if I actually planned out the story.

Jordan: (Stays quiet)

Rubix: Now that I'm done, I can look back at the story. I'm looking into the comments, reading the positive and negative, the helpful especially. I'm rewriting the story to take out the many grammar mistakes, the plot holes, the undeveloped characters (Coughs, looks at Jordan), and-

Jordan: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What was that cough?

Rubix: What are you talking about?

Jordan: You coughed and looked at me.

Rubix: I have a cold.

Jordan: No... I'm undeveloped.

Rubix: You're a late bloomer?

Jordan: What? No! You just admit that I'm an undeveloped character.

Rubix: Don't act conceited, everyone is. I need to work on all of the characters. I barely unlocked who you guys truly are. Do you know how much research I had to do on your cerebral achromatopsia (Still can't write the word correctly) alone? I have a folder specifically about it.

Jordan: (Has a long pause) Well I can't say I was being conceited but-

Rubix: Is that really all that you took from- Nevermind. And I have more stuff to work on. I don't know how any of my readers are able to look past that, but I am thankful that they do because they see past the undeveloped writing and into the story instead. Creating a better story from the original is a way of thanks and to give them the story they truly deserve.

Jordan: So you're doing this, for your readers?

Rubix: And myself. If I'm only doing it for the readers, I'm no better than a servant waiting for that order. I started writing for myself. Although I'm happy some people actually stopped to hear my voice, the first person who needs to hear it is myself.

(There's a knock on the glass window)

Voice in intercom: Your time's up Jordan.

Jordan: (Whines) Already? But I don't want to go. It's getting good.

Voice in intercom: You have to let the others talk. There's more she can give us.

Jordan: Then send them in. Besides (Leans back at chair) I was just getting comfortable.

Voice in intercom: (Sighs) Alright fine.

(Door opens and closes.)

Declan: He didn't do that bad cop-worse cop thing, did he?

Jordan: (Glares at him) You weren't listening?

Declan: I was getting a donut. It's amazing how many donuts this police station has. They're not really helping that stereotypical image of theirs though...

Rubix: (Smiles brightly) Hey Declan. How's your mom?

Declan: She's fine, tha-