Re "Just makes us people, s'all. We all make 'em and we all gotta fix 'em, y'know?"
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Re "'Member meeting Anon an' how he came clean with us?"
"The mere mention of his name doesn't help and only makes me want to cry."
pause .5
Re "Alright, T{cps=*.1}...{/cps} tell Doctor Reed s'on your mind."
"Guess Reed's back to being my therapist."
pause .5
T "Where do I even begin{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
"Somewhere not involving Anon."
Re "Dunno man{cps=*.1}...{/cps} how 'bout why you weren't like, chill with Anon?"
pause .5
"Fuck."
pause .5
T "I don't know{cps=*.1}...{/cps} at first I thought he was just kinda annoying. Shows up out of nowhere and all of a sudden is friends with everyone we know."
pause .5
T "When he first talked to us it seemed fine{cps=*.1}...{/cps} you know Fang, it's always a big deal when they talk to someone new."
T "But there was always something about him that didn't sit right. Like how he never respected their pronouns."
pause .5
T "God I sound like such a bitch saying it out loud."
Re "Not a bitch{cps=*.1}...{/cps} you were just like, confused."
"Reed passes the carfe back to me and I take a sharp inhale, filling my chest with that warm dizzying feeling."
"The clouds I exhale aren't nearly as impressive as Reed's."
Re "Anon's probably just s'lost and confused s'you, bro."
Re "Try'na meet new people at a new school an' all. 'Specially after all that he went through."
pause .5
T "It's just{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I liked how things were with the band{cps=*.1}...{/cps} with Fang{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
T "It felt like he was trying to change everything he touched."
T "Then Fang told me about when they went on that d-{cps=*.1}...{/cps} went to find the venue for us."
T "How Anon was always mumbling to himself and some of the stuff he said."
T "After that I just{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I thought Anon was going to hurt them somehow. Like he didn't actually care about Fang and was just trying to use them or change them or something."
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T "I guess I figured if Fang saw how weird Anon really was they wouldn't want to talk to him anymore{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
T "Then that didn't happen and they started going out{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Now Fang won't even talk to me anymore."
pause .5
"Reed sits up and I find myself automatically following, wrapping my arms around my knees."
Re "I mean{cps=*.1}...{/cps} I won't lie to you, man. That was a pretty dick move an' all."
show reed neutral with Dissolve(.25)
Re "But s'all like, in the past, y'know? Nothing changing it now."
Re "Fang'll forgive you. Same's Anon{cps=*.1}...{/cps} just gotta give 'em time."
T "What about you though? Fang isn't mad at you, why haven't you talked to them?"
show reed unimpressed with dissolve
"A sigh tells me it's not something he's exactly thrilled about either."
Re "Man, it's rough{cps=*.1}...{/cps} figured I'd give Fang an' Anon space n'all."
Re "Besides{cps=*.1}...{/cps} didn't wanna make you think I was abandoning you, y'know?"
Re "Not a good place to be, isolated like that{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
show trish considering flip with dissolve
"I bury my head in my knees as tears begin to well in my eyes."
pause .5
"Nice going, Trish. Reed's also suffering for what you did."
pause .5
T "I was talking to Sage the other day{cps=*.1}...{/cps} She said she heard from Rosa, who heard from Stella, who was talking to Anon about prom{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
show reed considering with Dissolve(.25)
Re "Like, he's going with Fang{cps=*.1}...{/cps} right?"
show trish:
easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.75
show trish surprised flip with Dissolve(.25)
T "Wh- how'd you find out?"
show reed neutral with Dissolve(.25)
Re "Spears, bro."
Re "Gave me the ol' quick rundown when I was all 'hell yeah dude' to deejaying."
Re "Said something about needing another thing during prom an' that he'd ask Fang to play on stage."
pause .5
"Fang performing on stage."
"At prom?"
T "Th-that was our big plan{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
T "With the way Fang always talked about it, I always thought it was the only way they'd be caught going to prom{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
