I have a tendency to be a smartass…a lot…

My aunt, her daughter (16y/o), my cousin (26y/o), and I were at said aunt’s place just chit chatting, waiting for the rest of the family to arrive for some get together.

Me being my usual self was sitting quietly while they were chatting. At this point, my aunt turns to me:

Aunt: “Why don’t you ever talk to anyone? You’re always sitting quietly.”

Me: “People always gossip around, talk about mundane stuff that I’m not interested in, so I never have anything to add.”

Aunt: “So what does interest you enough for you to talk?”

Me: “Science, movies, tv shows, philosophy, metaphysics (I was really getting into philosophy at the time), books…random stuff you know.”

*My cousin, is one of those people, who can top anyone’s story with his own. One of the guys around whom the sun revolves. He has to be always better than everyone else in the room*

Cousin: “I’ve studied and done a few online courses on metaphysics you know. Love that stuff.”

I knew, I knew he was full of shit.

Me: “Oh really? That’s cool. I’ve been struggling with understanding something though. What does ‘Meta’ mean in Metaphysics?”

You could hear crickets….

Cousin: “Well, that’s…you know it’s like a different branch of physics.”

Me: “Yeah, that’s what I thought it was.”

My aunt and her daughter burst out laughing in his face. He went red. Got up and left the room.

End of scene.