[Setting: A sunny afternoon in a Parisian park. Lucie and Clara are sitting on a bench, sipping iced coffee. Lucie is crouched on the grass, scanning it intensely while Clara watches, amused.]
Lucie: (excited) Clara, look! I think I found one! A four-leaf clover! Oh mon dieu, today is going to be amazing!
Clara: (laughing) Lucie, seriously? You’ve been hunting clovers for twenty minutes. You know there’s no scientific reason to believe they bring luck, right?
Lucie: (holding up the tiny clover triumphantly) That’s what you say, Madame Rationalité! But last summer, I found one before my job interview—and guess what? I got the job!
Clara: Hmm… could it be because you were qualified, prepared, and charming, maybe?
Lucie: No, no, no. It was the clover. I know it. You can’t argue with destiny.
Clara: Destiny, or coincidence? Lucie, four-leaf clovers are just rare mutations in plants. Statistically, about one in 5,000 clovers has four leaves. That’s all. No cosmic forces.
Lucie: But Clara, rarity itself is magic! It’s like nature’s little wink at you. Besides, every time I’ve found one, something good happened. Remember when I found one before I met Julien?
Clara: Julien, who dumped you two months later because he was “finding himself” in Bali?
Lucie: Okay, okay… bad example. But still! I felt so happy when I found it. It’s about the feeling.
Clara: Ah, now we’re getting somewhere. See, the clover didn’t cause the happiness—you associated happiness with it. That’s called confirmation bias. You remember the times it “worked” and forget the times it didn’t.
Lucie: But isn’t life better when you believe in little bits of magic? What’s the harm?
Clara: Well… no harm, as long as you don’t let it control your decisions. But think about it—if you credit a plant for your achievements, aren’t you ignoring all the hard work you put in?
Lucie: Hmm… maybe. But you’re always so serious, Clara. Don’t you ever just… surrender to a little wonder?
Clara: Hey, I love wonder! I just prefer the kind based on reality. Like, did you know some scientists are using CRISPR to edit plants to glow in the dark? That’s real magic!
Lucie: Pfft, glowing plants are cool, but they don’t bless your day.
Clara: They bless your night, technically.
(They both laugh.)
Lucie: Look, Clara, you may be right about the science, but when I find a four-leaf clover, I feel special. It makes me notice the world more. Maybe that’s the real magic—not the luck, but the attention.
Clara: Okay, that’s… surprisingly profound. So you’re saying it’s less about the luck and more about mindfulness?
Lucie: Exactly! See, you can be a rational thinker and still appreciate my superstitions.
Clara: Fine, I’ll admit that. But just promise me you won’t quit your job to start a four-leaf clover fortune-telling business.
Lucie: Grinning mischievously No promises.
(They both burst out laughing as Lucie tucks the clover carefully into her notebook and Clara shakes her head, smiling.)
[End scene]
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