
“I had to look up paresthesia,” Sheila said. “Why didn’t you just say ‘pins and needles’ instead using a word that requires a dictionary?”
“I thought everyone knew that word,” Dick said. “I guess you missed class that day.”
“Oh ha ha,” Sheila said. “You think you’re quite the wit, but all you like to do is stir things up.”
“You need to lighten up, Sheila,” Dick said. “You’ve lost what little sense of humor you had, it seems.”
“And you, Dick,” Sheila said, “need to heighten your awareness that not everyone is a pompous dick like you.”
Written for these daily prompts: Ragtag Daily Prompt (look up), Word of the Day Challenge (paresthesia), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (missed), The Daily Spur (stir), My Vivid Blog (light), and E.M.’s Random Word Prompt (heighten).