Chapter 23: Jurisfiction Session No. 40320 Summary

Chapter 23: Jurisfiction Session No. 40320 opens the next morning. Dr. Fnorp visits. He praises Lola and says she is getting a leading role in a romantic comedy novel. However, he is worried about Randolph, who is not putting in enough effort. He asks Thursday to speak to Randolph.

Thursday wakes Randolph and asks him to help her run one of the Sunderland's engines. As they are going through the checklist, Thursday mentions that Dr. Fnorp was concerned about Randolph's performance at the school. Randolph wants to be a minor character so he has a chance at the novel Lola is going to be working in. He confesses his love for Lola to Thursday, who tells him to tell her, but he is afraid to. She convinces him to tell her, even for his own sake, and goes to...