And our story comes to an end. It may seem sudden, but in all honesty, where else could these two go from here? They have no way of verifying if what they learned on the Internet was true or not and it would’ve caused unrealistic expectations in their future if they did. In the end, it’s a good skill to be able to bounce happily after learning that the world might kinda sorta end at some point in the future someday in a way. It’s a bit vague, as it should be.
He should probably buy some headphones with that next check.
Better make them noise-cancelling ones too.