Friend: Did I tell you my sibling is coming home?
Me: The one who lives in Japan?
Friend: Yeah! They’re getting a new Emperor, and the whole country is getting 10 consecutive days off.
Me: Well shit. I want a new emperor.
Friend: Right??
Me: Wanna go to Japan for about 10 days?
Friend: …No… I’d like to see my sibling who I only see once every few years?
Me: But the rules say that one member of your family must always be in Japan.
Friend: Ugh, I hate that rule. When did that start?
Me: It’s the Emperor. It’s part of his new-
Friend: Groove?
Me: Fuck.
Me: That’s great. I should have thought of that.
Friend: Yes, you should have.
Friend: But it’s my joke now.