Mrs. Reese and Lucy in “The Legacy”

I'm sorry, Lucy. I didn't know if you'd remember to come back again today.

Lucy

No, I'm sorry. I didn't know you'd start on my lunch again today.

You should have. It's called a "given". You see, this situation isn't all that different from a geometry proof. Why Mrs. Reese eats my lunch...your lunch is something to be eaten. That's the definition of lunch. Your lunch is in here to be eaten because you leave it in here. That is a "given". I don't want it to sit and rot, etc. That is also a "given". So what conclusion can we draw from this?

Lucy

That is my lunch is left in here, you're going to eat it unless I get back here before you do?

Exactly right. Which route did you take to get back here?

Lucy

The south hallway.

Okay, "G" that's our geometry room. And "F" that's you...famished. If you draw an imaginary line from here to here.

Lucy

It's a right triangle.

And how could you have gotten to "G" quicker?

Lucy

By going from here to here?

Yep. You bisect the angle to the midpoint on the hypotenuse.

Lucy

So, can I have whatever's left of my lunch? [there's nothing left]

I had a light, light breakfast.