Won't Last Forever

Lewis looked over to his best friend, Simon, they were so excited to get the Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace. They had ordered it earlier that week, and it had been delivered today.

Once it had been set up, Simon sat next to Lewis, who was reading the terms and conditions.

"You don't need those!" the brunette said impatiently. "It's a fireplace for goodness sake! You burn things in it!" Simon grabbed the booklet out of Lewis's hands and made him look into the fireplace. "Look. All you need to do is burn stuff."

"Ok, all you need to do is burn things," Lewis replied after snatching the booklet away from Simon. "That doesn't mean we shouldn't be careful." Simon looked at the smiling face in the middle of the fireplace and smiled.

"Let's start!"  Lewis sighed, and reluctantly sat down next to his friend.

"I'm blaming you if we get sued for copyright infringement," Lewis declared as he looked into the almost empty fireplace.

A sign perched on two blocks said that the Tomorrow Corporation Brand Matches could be used to burn anything in the Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace, and by using the Tomorrow Corporation Thermal Insulated Gloves they could move anything around. As Lewis put on the gloves, he turned to Simon.

"Do you think this is the tutorial level?"

"Aaaahaa! That's it you see. This is the tutorial level!" Simon gleefully grabbed a match and lit it setting fire to the sign. Then he picked up the burning sign and moved it around the Little Inferno. "Look. See? You can pick things up and move them around!" He then set fire to the little wooden blocks.

Lewis chuckled at his friend's ammusement. The fire was pretty, but it was really cold outside. Lewis was more glad about the heat than the entertainment value. "What do we burn next?" he asked out of mild curiousity.
"This!" Simon cried snatching the Terms and Agreements from Lewis's hands yet again. He tore the pages apart before tossing the paper into the fire. Lewis idly glanced to the side to see a letter beside. him, but looked back to the fire.

"You know what? I wish I could burn the End User Agreements that you get when you download a game." Lewis sat back pleasurably. "Burning things is very cathartic."

"You know in court, they're going to use me as a witness," Simon joked. "Burning things is fun- Lewis Brindley."

"Arson, my only criminal conviction," Lewis joked back, "so Mr. Brindley, you've been known to say that burning things is a very pleasurable experience. Would you like to tell the court more?"

Simon responded in Lewis's place. "Well we were playing a game in which you just burn stuff." The two broke down in giggles and laughter, and as Lewis put his hand down to steady himself, his fingers brushed the letter.

"Oh! Simon, friend, there's a letter here,"Lewis announced as he showed Simon the white envelope.

"Let me see that," Simon said as he grabbed the letter and opened it. A picture of a happy woman fell out of the envelope and Lewis picked it up. "Congratulations! On the legitimate purchase of your brand new Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace! We've lovingly crafted each fireplace to warm your home... and your heart! Stay warm in there! Mmmm Mmmmm MMMMM WEEEEEEE! Love, Miss Nancy," Simon read out in an old lady voice.

"Awww that's so sweet," Lewis said as Simon stuffed the picture and the letter back into the envelope.

"And what do we do with this?" Simon asked, already inking the answer as he threw it into the fireplace.

"We burn it!" replied a giggling Lewis.