Midnight Conversation

Shadow (S): Are you feeling better now?
Butterfly (B) : Good as new. Are you supposed to be able to talk while he's sleeping away? It feels a little weird.
S: Weirdness of life, m'dear, is like entropy of the Universe : It can only increase. At any rate I never cared to find out what I'm supposed to do.
B: It was good of you to look after me, even when the Lunatic didn't want you to. But don't go about spoiling me.
S: No trouble. You're easy to look after. And of course he wanted me to- do you really believe that he doesn't want to solve you up like most his problems?
B: He just said that he's given up on me.
S: That's what he always says.I can feel the gears in his head turning, even as he sleeps. Fool- his 'problems' are never his problems. His real problem is that he can not separate the significant from the insignificant- if the puzzle is interesting enough, it gets all his time, even if it's of no use to him.
B: True. I couldn't be of any use to him, possibly. Let's see so far what he's solved up.
S: Oh, I'll show you. This - dancing pattern of bees. Too easy. Solved in two days. This- cipher patterns for messaging text. Two days again. Patterns in chimney smoke as it gets turbulent. A week. Patterns of Rose-flower buds. A month. And so many more. Tires me out to look at it.
B: He's a genius! Look at it!
S: Most others still prefer calling him the Lunatic.

Shadow (S): She's still angry. I miss her.
Lunatic (L): This from someone who told me a mere butterfly isn't worth watching. Probably she's found some better garden. Stop whining and help me look for a better problem.
S: Find. That. Butterfly. That's the only problem I need you to solve. I'm worried for her.
L: Fine, I'll search. But not too long.
(Finds the Butterfly crumpled under a jasmine plant)
L: She's dead. No, wait, she's hurt.
S: Get her to a sheltered space. What happened to her? Her wings are all bent.
Butterfly (B): Went up on the mountain to explore...Got caught in a snowstorm. Don't worry, I heal fast.
S: Nonsense, you need help. Rest, we'll get you some flowers.
L: We will? Oh, ok. But why did you go up that mountain anyway? There are no flowers there. It gets hard to breathe if you go up.
B:Had to see it for myself. And you're wrong -there are the most beautiful flowers there. I'm glad I could see them.
L: Glad! After all this trouble?
B: It was worth it. But you won't understand.
S: I do. Here are some flowers.
B: Thanks.
L: You were right. You are unsolvable. I must find some other problem for myself.
B: Thank you.