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- Hey, Jill.

- Hi, Maria.

- Last flight of the night?

- Yep. Then I finally have a couple nights off.

- Oh, lovely. One sec. Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned off the fasten seatbelt sign.  You are now free to roam about the cabin. At this time electronics and laptops can now be used, and we’ll be there as soon as we can. Thank you.

- Hey, Maria, quick question.

- Shoot.

- Where exactly is “there”?

- Oh, you don’t know?

- You don’t know, either?

- Shit.

- We could ask the pilots.

- That’s embarrassing.

- Ask a passenger?

- Please, that’s worse.

- Well, then I guess it can be a surprise. That’s kinda neat.

- I can dig. Guess where we’re going.

- I hope we’re going to Italy.

- Italy?

- Who doesn't like Italy?

- Oh, what about Paris? That’s quite a place to spend the night.

- How romantic.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’ve just reached cruising altitude, roughly 31,000 feet. Clear skies ahead, so it looks like smooth sailing for a while. We’ll be arriving to Des Moines in about three hours, so just sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. Thank you.

- Des Moines?

- He said Des Moines.

- I will jump out of this plane before I spend my weekend in Des Moines.