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label chapter_13C:
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pause 3
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#Prom is Suprising
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scene black with fade
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/Appreciating the Moment.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"-One Month Later-"
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"It’s prom night."
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"My old man was kind enough to send over his old tuxedo from his time at high school."
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"It took a bit of sewing, but I got it looking pretty good."
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"Judging by the wine stains on the sleeves, Dad’s made a lot of important announcements in this tuxedo."
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"Gives it a bit of history, I guess."
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scene home fang outside night
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show anon prom neutral at aleft
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show naomi prom neutral flip at sright
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with fade
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"When I arrive at Fang’s place with a cheap corsage I see the Pomegranate Parasite waiting outside the front door."
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"Great."
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"And dear god, how can she move in that dress."
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"It looks like it’s been shrink-wrapped to her body."
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N "Oh, I already knocked Anon."
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N "Naser will be out in a moment to invite us in, I’m sure Fang will be getting ready too."
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N "I’ve heard the two of you are going to prom together!"
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"Ladies and gentlemen, the next Sherlock Holmes."
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A "No, I just happen to be here in a suit to go golfing."
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"I ignore her, focusing instead on not stabbing my palm even more on this flower’s thorns."
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"Fuck it, free is free."
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"And nothing more free than a five finger discount from the neighbor’s yard."
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N "You and Fang just make the cutest couple! Did you two sign up for prom king and queen?"
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A "Nah. She said something about the ‘fascist sexist monarchy system’."
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N "Well, Naser and I have entered and we are going to be prom royalty. Ooooh, I can not wait to wear that beautiful tiara, I picked it out and everything and the crown for Naser-"
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show naomi prom happy flip
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"I’ve already tuned her out."
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show naser prom neutral at ncenter with dissolve
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"Naser opens the door."
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"Well if that isn’t the fanciest jacket I’ve seen in a while."
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"It’s certainly better than the background of Avatar he always wears."
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Nas "Sorry to keep you waiting, Naomi."
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Nas "This thing is a nightmare to get over my wings."
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show naser prom happy flip at ncenter with dissolve
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Nas "Oh, Anon! Come on in, didn’t know you were already here."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg" fadein 1.0
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"He waves for the two of us to enter, pecking Naomi on the cheek when she passes."
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scene home fang night
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show anon prom neutral at aleft
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show naser prom neutral at ncenter
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show naomi prom neutral at scenter
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with fade
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"Fang’s Mother speaks up from the kitchen."
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show fangmom neutral flip at sright with moveinright
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FM "Oh! Oh! Is that Anon?"
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Nas "Here we go."
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"The small pterodactyl comes out, a bowl she’s struggling to stir in her arms."
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FM "My, aren’t you handsome."
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FM "Pictures! I need to get pictures of you and Lucy!"
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"She sets the bowl aside on the coffee table to frantically search for a polaroid camera."
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FM "To think Lucy would have such a wonderful young man to take her to prom!"
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FM "Aha! Found it. Hold still, dear."
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scene black with fade
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"ARGH! Like getting slapped in the face by the sun’s dick!"
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"I blink the blindness away. So that’s why Naser has those fucking aviators."
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scene home fang night
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show anon prom neutral at aleft
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show naser prom neutral at ncenter
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show naomi prom neutral at scenter
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show fangmom neutral flip at sright
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with fade
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FM "Lucy will be downstairs in a bit, she’s just getting the last of her makeup on!"
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hide fangmom with moveoutleft
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FM "In the meantime, take a seat! I’ve got some cookies in the oven that are almost ready!"
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A "Er, yes, thank you ma’am."
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"I take my seat in the usual spot, sinking in and feeling the pillows conform around my spine."
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hide anon with moveoutright
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scene black with fade
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scene home fang night with fade
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show anon prom neutral flip at aright
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"This thing must cost a fortune."
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"Fang’s dad is a police commissioner if I recall."
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"That explains the luxurious furnishings."
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"Now that I think about it, I’m surprised I haven’t seen him yet."
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show fangdad neutral at sleft with dissolve
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FD "So…"
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"I hope I didn’t just ruin these slacks."
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A "Good evening, sir."
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A "I didn’t even see you in your chair, sir."
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A "My apologies."
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FD "Don’t sweat it, son."
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FD "Thing about humans, as well as many charnivores, is that their vision is based largely on movement."
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FD "You’d be surprised how useful staying quiet and stationary can be."
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FD "How close you can get to someone without them knowing-"
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show fangmom unimpressed flip at fmcenter with dissolve
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FM "Sweetheart."
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FM "No. Intimidating. The Suitor."
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"The big guy deflates a bit in his chair."
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FD "Point is, don’t get any funny ideas."
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A "Yessir."
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hide fangdad with dissolve
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show naser prom neutral at nleft with moveinleft
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N "We’re all taking the NasCar, right?"
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Nas "Yeah, yeah."
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Nas "Once Fang gets down we’ll skedaddle."
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A "So until then we just sit and chill?"
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show naomi prom happy at sleft with moveinleft
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N "We could take more pictures!"
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"Please no."
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show fangmom neutral at fmcenter with moveinleft
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FM "Oh! I would love to make this a little photo op!"
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scene black with fade
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"Thirty photos later and I never want to see another camera again."
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"Fang’s mom decided to take pictures of every possible combination of us."
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"I don’t know which was worse, having to pose with Naomi or Fang’s dad digging his murder claws into my shoulder."
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"I’ve lost nearly all feeling in that arm."
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"Pretty sure that’ll leave a bruise worse than my accelerated hug with the stair bollard last month."
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"At least the pics with Naser were a nice reprieve."
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"We ended up looking like the blues brothers, standing side by side in fuck ugly suits."
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"Just as I was about to resign myself to premature blindness from the camera flash, my saviour arrives."
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F "Oh, Anon, you’re already here!"
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scene home fang night
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show fang c prom happy:
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xalign -0.3
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show anon prom neutral flip at acenter
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with fade
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/Beach Chill Out.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"Lucy comes downstairs in a white dress."
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"The back of the dress trails down the stairs behind her."
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"Can’t say I’d imagined she’d ever willingly wear one of these."
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A "Yeah, been here a while."
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A "Your dress looks great, Lucy."
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show fangmom neutral flip with dissolve:
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xalign 1.4
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FM "Oh, doesn’t it?"
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FM "When I got the school’s email, I knew right away that the precious little getup I saw shopping the day before would be just perfect, and I even got Nasers’ outfit while I was at it!"
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show fang with move:
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xalign -0.7
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show anon prom neutral flip with move:
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xalign 0.0
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show naser neutral prom flip with dissolve:
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xalign 0.8
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show anon prom neutral behind fang with dissolve
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Nas "I would have been fine just going in church clothes, for the record."
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FM "Oh, hush. The two of you look just like your Father and I when we met at a school dance!"
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"We all look at Nasers’ rather colorful getup for a moment."
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"It was somehow still less loud than his usual jacket."
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A "Come again?"
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FM "Oh yes, I remember it fondly. Right dear?"
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"Lucy’s father hasn’t moved from his seat."
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FD "I don’t know. Do I?"
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FM "Oh yes, I remember you in that snazzy zoot suit."
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FM "You saw me by the punchbowl, strode right up, and offered a dance-"
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show fang c prom considering with dissolve
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F "Mom, stooop!"
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show fang c prom neutral with dissolve
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"I’m trying to create the mental image."
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"Nope, can’t do it."
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"That look her Dad is giving me…"
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"It’s saying ‘You’ll be upgraded to a putter if you never speak of this to anyone.’"
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"I can see where Fang gets her temper from now."
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"Fine by me."
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FM "Awww. But Lucy, you look so precious in that dress."
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FM "Oh! We need more pictures!"
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"The tiny pterosaur tries to push Lucy next to her father, fighting with the duo to pose properly."
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"I glance at Naser, who seemingly resigns himself to countless more photos."
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A "Uhh… I think we’re going to be late if you take any more pictures."
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"Both Lucy and Naser nod in agreement to that."
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FM "Oh, just a couple pictures! You’ll be able to show these when your own children are going to prom!"
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"A bit early to think of something like that."
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"I feel a tug on my arm and spin around to Naomi giving me a look of…"
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"Unfiltered frustration."
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FM "Oh Lucy, there's a string coming out of your dress! Where are the scissors?"
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N "I’ll get them! Anon, come with me."
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A "Why, I don't even live here?"
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N "It's uh… the scissors are kept on the top shelf and I can’t reach!"
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"She pushes me towards the kitchen, I don't even know how Naser doesn’t catch on to what she’s doing."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/The Top of the Social Ladder.ogg" fadein 1.0
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scene kitchen
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show anon prom neutral at aleft
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show naomi prom angry flip at sright
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with fade
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A "What’re you up to, Naomi?"
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"She pinches the bridge of her nose and exhales slowly."
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N "Look, normally I would be thanking you from the bottom of my warm heart for fixing Lucy and Naser's relationship, they're siblings and that's how it should be--"
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A "Then what's the big fucking d--"
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N "Let me finish."
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N "However, I don't think Lucy is COMPLETELY fixed. She's still not talking to me, she just runs away from everyone at school now, and Naser keeps texting her-"
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N "I had to call him out on it that he was slacking on his school duties, behaving like a crass idiot like you, JUST like you. What have you done to them both?"
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A "The only thing I’ve ‘done’ is support her. I didn’t do it for you or your stupid plan."
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A "I just want to have a good time with Lucy without any more bullshit."
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N "Anon, I swear to God almighty, if my night with Naser is ruined because of Lucy’s-"
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show naomi prom happy flip with dissolve
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"Naomi’s sneer vanishes, replaced with her usual false smile."
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N "But okay!"
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N "Of course! You two deserve it after everything you’ve done."
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"Suddenly I feel another tug on my arm, this time Fang’s mom dragging me back into the middle of the room."
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scene home fang night
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show anon prom neutral flip at scenter
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show fangmom neutral at fmleft
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with dissolve
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/appreciating_the_scenery.ogg" fadein 1.0
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FM "No need for scissors anymore! Oh Anon, I never got any pictures of you and Lucy yet!"
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"Oh please god no more pictures."
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A "Fine but we really should get going if we want to-"
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FM "Just a couple! I can even send these ones to your parents, I bet they’re just as proud of you as we are of Lucy and Naser!"
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scene home fang night
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show anon neutral prom at acenter
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show fang c prom happy at sleft
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with fade
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"I’m sure they’re just as surprised that I’m actually going to prom."
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"Posing with Lucy is nice, but I make sure to be extra careful where my arms go in front of her dad."
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"The searing strobe lights finally end and I can {i}feel{/i} my early onset of blindness."
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FM "These photos need to have a special album all their own. Honey! We need another photo album!"
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F "MOM!"
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FM "Oh fine, make sure to have fun at prom!"
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"I glance over and Lucy’s dad catches me dead in the eyes."
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FD "Home by midnight."
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"I only manage a weak nod as Lucy rushes me towards the door."
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scene black with fade
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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"..."
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scene nascar night with fade
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"The ride in the NasCar is awkward and uneventful."
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"Naser didn’t chuck his jacket to the backseat as a divider, so Lucy and I can sit next to each other this time around."
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Nas "I heard that Spears might be giving a little musical number tonight."
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N "Naser, stop spreading rumors from the junior class."
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A "So that was just a rumor? Damn."
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Nas "What, you want to hear him sing some opera?"
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A "I’d certainly pay to see him try."
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F "Good lord, no. My ears take enough abuse from him during the school day."
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Nas "He won’t be singing, but we did get Reed to be a DJ for the night."
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Nas "His only condition was that he got to wear that mascot costume, which is rather odd, but whatever."
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"Everyone aside from Naser involuntarily sighs."
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Nas "What?"
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Nas "Was it something I said?"
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"..."
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scene outside school night
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show naomi prom neutral:
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xalign -0.2
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show fang c prom happy:
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xalign 0.9
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show naser prom neutral:
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xalign 0.1
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show anon prom neutral:
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xalign 1.1
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with fade
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"Pulling into the school’s parking lot by the gym, I take in the view."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/effects/prom chatter loop.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"The students strung up various strings of lights along the overgrowths of vines around the school."
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"The line to get in isn’t too long, and it only takes a few minutes to get inside."
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"Inside is about as well decorated as outside."
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"Those nerdy little chinese lanterns are strung about from wall to wall."
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scene prom with fade
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show naomi prom happy:
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xalign -0.2
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show fang c prom happy flip:
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xalign 0.9
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show naser prom happy:
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xalign 0.1
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show anon prom neutral flip:
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xalign 1.1
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with fade
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N "Oh! Oh! They go with my dress!"
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"Wow, it’s almost like the person who planned the entire event has insider information on the decor? Color me surprised."
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F "Mumbling."
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"Fuck."
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Nas "I think I’ll hit up the catering first."
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Nas "What about you guys?"
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A "I’ll pass, I can’t afford any fancy food."
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show naser prom neutral
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show naomi prom neutral
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show fang c prom neutral flip
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with dissolve
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F "What?"
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N "What?"
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A "What?"
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Nas "The price of the food is included in the tickets, man."
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Nas "How poor are you?"
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A "I live in Skin Row, remember?"
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Nas "Sorry, forget I asked."
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show naser prom happy
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show naomi prom happy
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show fang c prom happy flip
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with dissolve
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"The thought of being able to eat like an actual human for once already pushed Naser’s apology out of my mind."
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A "In that case, I’ll go get food for both me and Lucy."
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A "Waddaya want?"
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F "Uhh, get me the closest thing they have to barbecue."
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N "Oh, Naser if you’re getting food too, could you get me a plate of kappamaki."
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"Wrong country."
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"Naser slugs me on the shoulder."
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A "Ow."
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Nas "Looks like we’re playing waiters for a bit."
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A "Seems that way."
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scene prom with fade
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show naser prom neutral flip at nright
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show anon prom neutral at aleft
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"I follow him to the food table."
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"I don’t even recognize most of these dishes."
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"I get a heaping plate of seven or eight different dishes for Lucy, and pick out a steak for myself, grabbing a few nice looking sandwiches from the other end of the table."
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"Wait, I have to get drinks, too."
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"Fuck, my hands are already full."
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Nas "You got everything?"
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A "Don’t got drinks."
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Nas "We can always do a return trip."
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A "I guess."
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A "Hey, is this what Lucy would want?"
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Nas "Honestly man, you could probably get her to eat a rock if you told her it came from a cow."
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A "I see."
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"Naser starts heading back to where we left the other two."
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"He suddenly stops halfway through and I have to catch myself from dropping the plates."
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A "What’s wrong?"
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"Naser gestures forward."
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scene prom
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show naomi prom neutral:
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xalign -0.2
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show fang c prom neutral flip:
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xalign 0.1
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show naser prom neutral flip:
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xalign 0.9
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show anon prom neutral flip:
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xalign 1.1
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with dissolve
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"Naomi is attempting to talk to Lucy, overwhelming her with questions"
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/west_coast_kicking.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"Lucy's looking on edge, I should probably intervene quick."
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N "-dress is very nice, Lucy, we should go out together clothes shopping sometime!"
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F "I-I uh…"
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Lucy "Oh, come on, you’re in need of new friends right now, right? Why don’t we-"
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A "Heyyy, we’re back, and we have food."
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"Naomi turns her attention to the plates Naser and I are carrying."
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N "Oh! Naser, did you get the sukiyaki?"
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show fang c prom sad flip with dissolve
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Nas "Oh, guess I forgot, sorry. I’ll go run and get it."
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N "That’s fine! I was getting to be friends with Lucy and-"
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hide fang with moveoutleft
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"Lucy pushes herself away from the table and strides away."
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N "O-oh?"
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hide anon prom with moveoutleft
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"I leave the plate behind and chase after her."
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||
scene prom with fade
|
||
"Lucy has retreated to a back corner of the gym."
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip at acenter
|
||
show fang c prom sad at sleft
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
F "I just can't, Anon."
|
||
|
||
A "Then don't."
|
||
|
||
F "God, I'm doing it again, everyone just wants to have a good time and I'm ruining everything."
|
||
|
||
A "It's alright."
|
||
|
||
"I caught a glimpse of Naser and Naomi away at their seat enjoying themselves, I think Lucy saw the same thing because she snapped back to me and wrapped her arms around my waist."
|
||
|
||
F "You know what, no need to be upset. Naser and Naomi aren't my prom dates, just you."
|
||
|
||
"She breathes in and lets out a comforting sigh. I looked around for any witnesses, feeling very smug."
|
||
|
||
F "...but that suit does kinda stink."
|
||
|
||
"Confidence shattered."
|
||
show spears neutral flip at sright with moveinright
|
||
Sp "Oh, there you two are."
|
||
show anon prom neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"Our principal strides over to us, signing off a few papers on a clipboard he has."
|
||
show fang c prom neutral with dissolve
|
||
Sp "Lucy, there you are. That ‘surprise’ you wanted is about ready."
|
||
|
||
F "Surprise?"
|
||
|
||
Sp "Yeah, the one you filed papers for a few weeks back."
|
||
|
||
Sp "Everything’s ready for it."
|
||
|
||
A "Is the surprise you giving an opera number?"
|
||
|
||
Sp "I’m on a pretty tight schedule tonight, Anon, don’t have a lot of time for jokes."
|
||
|
||
Sp "Follow me."
|
||
scene black with fade
|
||
|
||
"Spears leads us around the crowd to behind the temporary stage set up at the other end of the gym."
|
||
scene prom
|
||
show spears neutral at sleft
|
||
show anon prom neutral at acenter
|
||
show fang c prom neutral at sleft
|
||
with fade
|
||
A "You signed up for something?"
|
||
|
||
F "I don’t think so…"
|
||
|
||
Sp "Alright, you’re on in ten or so minutes."
|
||
show fang c prom shock with dissolve
|
||
"Lucy freezes."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
play music "audio/OST/Summertime Synth.ogg" fadein 1.0
|
||
A "On?"
|
||
show trish prom bass flip at sright
|
||
show rosa prom neutral flip at sright behind trish
|
||
show stella prom neutral flip behind trish:
|
||
xalign 1.155
|
||
with moveinright
|
||
T "Surprise!"
|
||
|
||
A "Oh no. Oh nooooooo."
|
||
|
||
"Trish, Rosa, and Stella are carrying around various instruments and equipment."
|
||
|
||
"Trish is visibly exhausted and stressed."
|
||
|
||
F "..."
|
||
|
||
Sp "I'll leave you to it, you'll get in after Reed's done with his DJ bit."
|
||
hide spears with moveoutright
|
||
show fang c prom surprised with dissolve
|
||
A "What the hell is this?!"
|
||
|
||
T "So… Fang?"
|
||
|
||
T "Fang, we get to play at the prom!"
|
||
|
||
F "..."
|
||
|
||
T "We have all the instruments ready, I brought in a regular guitar for you to play, I don’t mind!"
|
||
|
||
T "We can play whatever you want!"
|
||
|
||
T "What do you say?"
|
||
|
||
"Lucy is completely catatonic by this point, unable to respond."
|
||
|
||
A "I-- what?"
|
||
|
||
T "Oh, Anon! didn't see you there! You look less dorky with a suit on, let me tell you haha."
|
||
|
||
T "You came with Fang? That's sweet."
|
||
|
||
T "Reed's also coming! I don't know if he'll manage in the costume but he'll play the drums!"
|
||
|
||
T "What do you say?"
|
||
|
||
A "Whose idea was this?"
|
||
|
||
Ro "It was a group effort!"
|
||
|
||
St "We’re here to help, right?"
|
||
|
||
Ro "We’ve noticed Lucy’s been struggling by herself!"
|
||
|
||
"The expectant stares of the trio snap Lucy from her stupor."
|
||
|
||
show fang c prom sad flip with dissolve
|
||
hide fang with moveoutleft
|
||
show anon prom neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"She flinches a bit, then bolts out of the backstage area."
|
||
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip
|
||
show stella prom sad flip
|
||
show rosa prom closed flip
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"Rosa and Stella look as though they’re only just now thinking this was a bad idea."
|
||
show anon prom neutral
|
||
show trish prom sad flip
|
||
with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"Trish’s smile melts from her face."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0
|
||
A "What were you thinking?!"
|
||
|
||
Ro "E-eh?"
|
||
|
||
T "Anon, please tell me, is Fang fine?"
|
||
|
||
A "She {i}was{i\} fine, Trish. Now look what you’ve done."
|
||
|
||
A "Where do you think you're going?"
|
||
|
||
"Trish tries to leave but I manage to grab her shoulder."
|
||
|
||
T "I'm-I’m going after her!"
|
||
|
||
Ro "Wait, Anon!"
|
||
hide trish with moveoutleft
|
||
"Damn it, Rosa pulls my arm free, letting Trish run after Lucy."
|
||
|
||
Ro "Let them solve this, I'm sure Lucy's at a point where she can deal with this."
|
||
|
||
A "She most definitely is NOT, Rosa."
|
||
|
||
A "God dammit, why’d you have to pull this stunt {i}today{i\} of all days?"
|
||
|
||
A "Couldn’t you have tried this bullshit any other time?!"
|
||
|
||
Ro "Who are you to say I didn't? I've been talking to Lucy for a while trying to get her to make amends with Trish."
|
||
|
||
A "...?"
|
||
|
||
A "She never told me."
|
||
|
||
St "I drew her The World and The Sun, past this night she'll achieve completion, fulfillment. It's a good thing, Anon!"
|
||
|
||
A "For your sake I hope they were upright."
|
||
|
||
Ro "Does it matter if they're upright?"
|
||
|
||
St "What do you mean?"
|
||
|
||
St "I flipped the cards after I got back from the bathroom, Rosa what did you do?"
|
||
|
||
Ro "I peeked, The world was upside down, so I fixed it."
|
||
|
||
A "..."
|
||
|
||
St "Anon, go get Fang."
|
||
|
||
"No need to tell me that."
|
||
|
||
"I leave the incompetent bunch behind to look for Lucy."
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip at acenter
|
||
hide anon with moveoutleft
|
||
Ro "Is that important, Stella? I thought it was just for play."
|
||
|
||
scene prom
|
||
with fade
|
||
"Back in the gymnasium I find Lucy huddled in a corner."
|
||
|
||
"Her hands are on her head as she tries to block out Trish."
|
||
|
||
"Trish for her part is only shouting even louder."
|
||
|
||
"Loud enough for me to hear as I make my way to my girlfriend."
|
||
show fang c prom hiding:
|
||
xalign -0.6
|
||
show trish prom indignant flip at scenter
|
||
with fade
|
||
T "You never thought about me all this time?"
|
||
|
||
T "Seriously, say something!"
|
||
|
||
F "Trish, I can't even look at you anymore"
|
||
|
||
T "Why?"
|
||
|
||
T "Is it still what I said?"
|
||
|
||
T "I accept you and Anon, seriously! You and him are cute together or something, I didn't mean any of what I said about you two!"
|
||
|
||
show fang c prom angry with dissolve
|
||
|
||
F "It wasn't just that, it was everything else, shit you did and said - making me question YEARS of my life."
|
||
|
||
T "What are you talking about, Fang?"
|
||
|
||
T "Come on, let's play! This’ll be VVURM DRAMA’s biggest show to date!!"
|
||
|
||
F "I! Don't! Want! To!"
|
||
|
||
T "Come on, let's go!"
|
||
|
||
F "NO!"
|
||
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip at aright with dissolve
|
||
|
||
A "Trish!"
|
||
|
||
show trish prom indignant flip at scenter
|
||
|
||
"My shout shocks the desperate triceratops away from Lucy."
|
||
|
||
show trish prom happy with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"I glower as she turns a sickeningly sweet smile towards me."
|
||
|
||
T "Anon, if I did or said anything that hurt you then I'm sorry."
|
||
|
||
T "But please tell Fang I'm sorry too, this isn't right!"
|
||
|
||
A "..."
|
||
|
||
"I hear footsteps behind me and I already know it's the rest of the loser patrol without looking."
|
||
|
||
Ro "Lucy, you have to give Trish one more chance, if you're not gonna do it for her then at least do it for me."
|
||
|
||
St "Please Lucy, you need to hear her out!"
|
||
|
||
show trish prom happy flip with dissolve
|
||
|
||
T "Me and Reed miss {i}us{/i}! Together, shooting the shit, playing songs, making fun of Naser-"
|
||
|
||
F "NO! FUCK OFF!"
|
||
|
||
Ro "Lucy!"
|
||
|
||
St "Come on..."
|
||
|
||
A "Guys, you're overwhelming her, back off for a sec-"
|
||
|
||
show fang c prom hiding with dissolve
|
||
|
||
show trish prom angry with dissolve
|
||
|
||
T "Stay out of this!"
|
||
|
||
show trish prom neutral flip with dissolve
|
||
show anon prom neutral with dissolve
|
||
|
||
A "Rosa, Stella. Take a look around. At this current situation."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
play music "audio/OST/Many Such Cases of Being So True.ogg" fadein 1.0
|
||
A "Once you realize what you’re doing, please just leave us alone and don’t bother us for the rest of the night."
|
||
|
||
"The two shut up and sheepishly back away a few steps."
|
||
|
||
show trish prom angry with dissolve
|
||
|
||
T "What, are you two flaking on me as well?!"
|
||
|
||
Ro "Trish, I’m thinking An-on’s right here… We shouldn’t be intruding on their special night…"
|
||
|
||
St "Er, yeah, my reading was wrong, soo…"
|
||
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip with dissolve
|
||
|
||
T "I can’t believe you two!"
|
||
|
||
T "Fang, we’re playing now. I’m not asking again."
|
||
|
||
show trish prom angry flip with dissolve
|
||
|
||
"She takes hold of Lucy’s forearm and moves to take her back to the stage by force."
|
||
show anon:
|
||
xalign 1.0
|
||
show trish:
|
||
xalign 0.75
|
||
show fang prom angry:
|
||
xalign 0.4
|
||
with move
|
||
show rosa prom closed flip with moveinright:
|
||
xalign 1.3
|
||
|
||
"Rosa blocks her way long enough for me to grab her wrist."
|
||
show anon behind trish
|
||
show trish prom angry with dissolve
|
||
|
||
T "Wh- Rosa, hey!!"
|
||
|
||
show fang prom sad with move:
|
||
xalign -0.4
|
||
|
||
"Trish glares at me with murderous intent."
|
||
|
||
A "Try again another time."
|
||
|
||
"She yanks her hand away from me in disgust, glancing between Stella and Rosa’s disappointed stares and Fang’s baleful leer."
|
||
|
||
T "I guess that’s it then."
|
||
hide trish with moveoutright
|
||
"She backs off into the crowd."
|
||
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip at acenter with move:
|
||
show rosa prom closed flip with move:
|
||
xalign 0.7
|
||
show stella prom sad flip with moveinright:
|
||
xalign 0.8
|
||
|
||
A "Lucy, are you alright?"
|
||
|
||
F "Yeah… I think I need to get away from the crowd…"
|
||
hide stella
|
||
hide rosa
|
||
with moveoutleft
|
||
"I wave off Stella and Rosa and lead Lucy away into the hallway."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 1.0
|
||
scene hallway
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip at aright
|
||
show fang c prom sad at sleft
|
||
with fade
|
||
|
||
"We find another corner near the bathrooms unpopulated aside from a few students passing by for smokes."
|
||
|
||
"Lucy looks like her entire world has crumbled."
|
||
|
||
A "Are you alright? Let me help you-"
|
||
|
||
F "Anon, please..."
|
||
|
||
F "I just want to move past it."
|
||
|
||
A "Okay then."
|
||
|
||
F "I don't wanna see or talk to anyone anymore, not even Rosa or Stella, just us."
|
||
|
||
F "I just wanna see you."
|
||
|
||
F "Only you."
|
||
|
||
A "It's alright. You won't see anyone else anymore tonight."
|
||
show fang c prom soft smile with dissolve
|
||
"Lucy’s chuckle is choked back as she offers me a strained smile."
|
||
|
||
F "There, I did it again, I ruined everything for everyone again."
|
||
|
||
"How do I respond to that?"
|
||
|
||
A "None of this is your fault."
|
||
|
||
"She sighs."
|
||
|
||
F "I need to go to the bathroom."
|
||
|
||
A "It's ok. I’ll go get some water or something while you’re in, won’t take a minute."
|
||
|
||
F "Yeah, sure."
|
||
|
||
A "Okay."
|
||
scene prom
|
||
show anon prom neutral at acenter
|
||
with fade
|
||
"I watch her enter the restroom and reenter the gym."
|
||
|
||
"Think there’s lemonade and stuff by the food tables."
|
||
show trish prom neutral flip at sright
|
||
T "Hey, you."
|
||
|
||
"Raptor Jesus on His cross of rock, give me strength."
|
||
|
||
A "Hey."
|
||
|
||
T "Is Fang...ok?"
|
||
|
||
A "No."
|
||
|
||
T "Tell me about Fang, are they happy?"
|
||
|
||
A "I'd say so, she and Naser are on speaking terms."
|
||
|
||
T "Did Fang say anything about me? Would they ever forgive me?"
|
||
|
||
A "Look Trish, this shit? It ends now."
|
||
|
||
A "She said she would have constant nightmares of you wanting to talk to her."
|
||
|
||
show trish prom sad flip with dissolve
|
||
|
||
A "Maybe this could’ve been sorted out, but not today."
|
||
|
||
A "You're doing more harm by staying here, though. I advise that you stay clear of her for now."
|
||
|
||
"Trish is getting teary, I better shut up, now."
|
||
|
||
T "It's ok. Tell Fa-- Lucy, I only want her to be happy. I won't be a bother anymore, she'll never see or hear from me again. I told Spears to cancel the performance, I'm going home."
|
||
|
||
A "Maybe there will be another chance sometime."
|
||
|
||
T "Bye Anon."
|
||
hide trish with moveoutleft
|
||
"She left. Oh well."
|
||
|
||
scene hallway with fade
|
||
show anon prom neutral at aleft with moveinleft
|
||
|
||
"I get the drinks and return to Lucy."
|
||
|
||
"She downs the whole glass in one shot."
|
||
|
||
A "You good?"
|
||
show fang c prom happy flip at sright with moveinright
|
||
F "Yeah! Fuck! Splashing your face with water works wonders, I’m good to go."
|
||
|
||
"I look at the crowd gathering around the stage."
|
||
|
||
"Principal Spears moves to the podium set there and taps on the microphone."
|
||
|
||
A "Yeah, good to go… speaking of."
|
||
|
||
A "I uh… wanna get some fresh air?"
|
||
|
||
"Finally I see a real smile from Lucy."
|
||
|
||
F "Yeah. Fresh air sounds pretty good right now."
|
||
|
||
"I hold my hand out and Lucy’s hand links with it."
|
||
scene outside school night with fade
|
||
show fang c prom happy at sleft
|
||
show anon prom neutral at acenter
|
||
"Walking out of the stuffy gymnasium we’re met with the cooling evening air."
|
||
|
||
"I feel all the tension leave my body as Lucy’s body presses close to my side."
|
||
|
||
A "Cold?"
|
||
|
||
F "A little. I’m uh… not used to wearing these things."
|
||
|
||
"My hand leaves hers. Before Lucy can balk I wrap my arm around her."
|
||
|
||
A "How’s this?"
|
||
|
||
F "I can one up this."
|
||
|
||
"Right, wings."
|
||
|
||
"Her wings wrap around both of us as a feathered cloak of warmth."
|
||
|
||
A "You want me to call a taxi or something?"
|
||
|
||
F "Nah, we can walk home…"
|
||
|
||
"It’s a fifteen minute walk to her neighborhood, which is filled with comfortable silence for most of the way."
|
||
|
||
"I guess Lucy is as glad as I am to put everything that happened tonight behind us."
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
play music "audio/OST/Tracy was fired from her real job.ogg" fadein 1.0
|
||
"As we round the corner past the bus stop, I let out an audible groan as my eyes land on a particular cart."
|
||
|
||
"It’s that same hot dog vendor from before, illuminated under a street light in the same spot."
|
||
|
||
"She notices us almost immediately and begins wildly waving."
|
||
|
||
F "Does she know you?"
|
||
|
||
"I shrug and shake my head as we as continue to approach the vendor."
|
||
show tracy neutral:
|
||
xalign 1.1
|
||
SV "Well if it isn’t my favorite skinnie! And you brought your lady friend!"
|
||
|
||
A "It’s like ten at night, you can’t get that many customers this late, right?"
|
||
|
||
SV "Hey, you’re here, aren’cha? Now what can I get for you two lovebirds? Nothing says date night like some steamin’ hot franks!"
|
||
|
||
A "I think we’re good, we were just on our way back and-"
|
||
|
||
"{i}*GRRRRRRRRRLLLL*{/i}"
|
||
show fang prom neutral with dissolve
|
||
"Fang’s face glows bright red as she grasps her stomach."
|
||
|
||
F "Er… we left before we could eat, didn’t we?"
|
||
|
||
A "Oops. Well, nobody ever misses Prom food, right?"
|
||
show tracy tease with dissolve
|
||
SV "Prom?! Oh man, I was the life of the party at mine! Tell me you kids got Reef City’s dumb mascot?"
|
||
|
||
"We shake our heads."
|
||
|
||
SV "WHAT?! Well you at least spiked the punch, right?"
|
||
|
||
"More shaking."
|
||
|
||
SV "Seriously? {i}Please{/i} tell me you egged the principal’s car."
|
||
|
||
A "No, we, er…"
|
||
|
||
F "Got into a fight…"
|
||
show tracy unimpressed with dissolve
|
||
"The vendor winces, but just as quickly puts on her smile."
|
||
show tracy neutral with dissolve
|
||
SV "They could be yours too, y’know."
|
||
|
||
A "Riiiight. I don’t think it will be."
|
||
|
||
F "Look, can we just like, get some food? Our night’s been a fuckin’ wash."
|
||
|
||
SV "Night’s still young, though."
|
||
|
||
"I listen to the sizzling meat as we wait."
|
||
|
||
SV "Look kids, Prom? It’s not that special if you ask me."
|
||
|
||
SV "What makes something special is on you. For me I think back to the shit I can actually remember."
|
||
|
||
SV "Carfe’s a helluva drug."
|
||
|
||
SV "I’m getting off-topic. Point is, the night isn’t over yet."
|
||
|
||
"She motions to the table for us to sit at."
|
||
|
||
SV "Enjoy your ‘dogs, think about something to do with the rest of your night."
|
||
|
||
SV "Make it something worth remembering."
|
||
|
||
SV "I’m gonna start packing for the night though, so that’s enough chatter from me."
|
||
|
||
A "Thanks."
|
||
|
||
hide tracy with dissolve
|
||
show anon prom neutral flip with dissolve:
|
||
xalign 0.55
|
||
|
||
"Lucy and I sit at the plastic folding table with our artery-clogging grease tubes."
|
||
|
||
F "Dad grills these sometimes, but I’ve never had one that wasn’t just ketchup and mustard…"
|
||
|
||
F "Actually, I can’t even tell what’s all on this, there’s so much junk dumped on."
|
||
|
||
A "They’re just plain chili-cheese dogs."
|
||
|
||
A "Been a hot minute since I had one, figured why not?"
|
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F "Mm…"
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F "..."
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A "She made a good point, what {i}should{/i} we do with the rest of the night?"
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"Lucy chews contemplatively."
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"Not sure if she heard me or is giving a silent review."
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F "..."
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F "Whatever we do, I want to get out of this dress first."
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F "It’s freezing."
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A "Think your dad will let us watch some movies or something?"
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F "Dunno, maybe. We only have cop movies and hunting documentaries, though."
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A "I’m down for it."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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scene home fang outside night
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show anon prom neutral flip at acenter
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show fang c prom happy at sleft
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with fade
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"After finishing we wave goodbye to the vendor and start down Lucy’s neighborhood."
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"Oddly enough there’s no cars in the driveway when we arrive."
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A "Your folks get groceries this late at night?"
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F "They probably took the opportunity to go on a date themselves."
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F "Don’t remember the last time they took the occasion though. Been maybe… Three years?"
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"Lucy kicks over a rock in the walkway and gets the key taped under it."
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A "Your parents put it there instead of under the doormat?"
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F "Nah, I put this here. They don’t know about it."
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F "Get kicked out for the night one too many times, you find ways back in on your own."
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"Lucy stretches when we walk in."
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scene home fang night with fade
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F "I’ll change back into normal clothes, hang here a while, kay?"
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show anon prom neutral flip at aright with dissolve
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"I nearly sit in my normal place on the couch when I notice the armchair."
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"The now vacant armchair."
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"That’s for Lucy’s Dad only."
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"Oh how it calls to me…"
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show fang happy at sleft with dissolve
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F "{i}Phew{/i}, that’s better."
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F "... Anon?"
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A "Lucy, what are you doing up this late at night?"
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A "You better not be listening to that ratchet again."
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F "Oh my G-"
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F "Anon, get out of there before you leave your scent."
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A "Scent? You can’t be serious."
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F "Hey, it’s your head on the line."
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||
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F "Naser sat there once and he ended up with a new scar."
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||
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"Suddenly, I find myself seated in my normal spot after all."
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F "Think they actually are on a date. If that’s the case the house is ours for at least an hour."
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A "Oh, sweet. We gonna raid your dad’s liquor cabinet then?"
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F "He doesn’t have one. Mom won’t let him."
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"Damn it. He really is whipped."
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A "So, movie night then?"
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F "Well, I was thinking…"
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"Lucy took hold of the coffee table in the middle of the room and started pushing it aside."
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A "Er… Why are you doing that?"
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"With the living room now more open Lucy approaches an antique stereo in the corner."
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F "I was really looking forward to dancing with you tonight, Anon."
|
||
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||
"Double damn it. Thought I managed to get out of that."
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||
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||
"But the look in Lucy’s eyes…"
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||
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||
"I nod my head."
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||
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F "Yes! I’ve always wanted to try out mom’s lights."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/its_footloose_now.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"The music playing from the stereo sounds positively ancient."
|
||
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"Probably one of her parents’ CDs. If it even uses CDs"
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A "Wait what was that about lights?"
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"Lucy practically skips to the light switch and dims them."
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||
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scene home fang dim
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show anon prom blacklight neutral flip at aright
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||
show fang blacklight happy at sleft
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||
with dissolve
|
||
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"She then flicks a hidden switch that casts the room in a hazy violet glow."
|
||
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||
"My eyes are drawn to the glowing marks all across her."
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||
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||
"Wow."
|
||
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||
F "Like what you see?"
|
||
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||
"She turns back to me and the anticipation in her eyes makes me feel more nervous."
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||
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||
"Shit I just remembered."
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||
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A "Just so you know, I can’t dance."
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||
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||
A "And I mean, I REALLY can’t dance."
|
||
|
||
A "Like, quadraplegic with down syndrome can’t dance."
|
||
|
||
A "But-"
|
||
|
||
F "Yes! I’ve been waiting since forever!"
|
||
show fang blacklight happy at scenter with move
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||
show anon prom blacklight neutral flip with move:
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||
xalign 0.7
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||
"Her hand clasps mine, and Lucy doesn’t seem bothered at all with how moist my palms are."
|
||
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||
"We move to the impromptu dance floor hand in hand until we manage to find an open space."
|
||
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||
A "Right, okay. Like this?"
|
||
|
||
"Right hand on her hip I think."
|
||
|
||
"I try to take her right hand with my left, but Lucy shakes her head."
|
||
|
||
"Both of her arms wrap loosely around my neck."
|
||
|
||
"Lucy’s body is pressed against mine, the contours of her lithe frame fitting very well with mine."
|
||
|
||
"Oh hey, those alarms aren’t broken."
|
||
|
||
"My left hand lands on her hip too and now I can’t stop thinking about how Lucy molds against my body near perfectly."
|
||
|
||
F "J-just follow my lead, okay? Mom gave me some lessons."
|
||
|
||
"I nod stiffly."
|
||
|
||
show fang:
|
||
xalign -0.4
|
||
show anon:
|
||
xalign 0.2
|
||
with move
|
||
|
||
"Lucy mutters a one-two count before taking a left step back."
|
||
|
||
"My right foot follows and lands on her toes."
|
||
show fang blacklight neutral
|
||
F "OW!"
|
||
|
||
A "Sorry!"
|
||
|
||
F "Nonono. Don’t worry."
|
||
|
||
F "Just uh… slowly, okay?"
|
||
|
||
A "Y-yeah, okay."
|
||
show fang blacklight happy at scenter
|
||
show anon prom blacklight neutral flip:
|
||
xalign 0.7
|
||
with move
|
||
"Lucy repeats the step back. I step forward and manage somehow."
|
||
|
||
"She then steps to the side and I try to follow."
|
||
|
||
"Our awkward steps continue like this."
|
||
|
||
"A couple successful steps and then I ruin it with a heavy step on her dainty toes."
|
||
|
||
"But slowly those failures are less and less common."
|
||
|
||
"By the third song Lucy and I are finally managing a basic waltz."
|
||
|
||
show anon:
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 0.2
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 0.7
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 1.2
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 0.7
|
||
pause 3
|
||
repeat
|
||
show fang:
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign -0.5
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 0.3
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 1.25
|
||
pause 3
|
||
linear 1.0 xalign 0.3
|
||
pause 3
|
||
repeat
|
||
|
||
"By the third song Lucy and I are finally managing a basic waltz."
|
||
|
||
"As the night goes on, the dance becomes more natural."
|
||
|
||
"In the light of the various strobes I’m able to relish the moment being this close, face to face."
|
||
|
||
"Whenever one of the lights passes directly through her eyes they glow with the luster of cut amber, and her diamond pupils soften."
|
||
|
||
"There's no one else in the room right now. Just us."
|
||
|
||
A "You think it’s going well?"
|
||
|
||
F "What?"
|
||
|
||
A "Our Prom night."
|
||
|
||
F "It didn’t go as planned… but I like where it’s taken us."
|
||
|
||
F "I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else right now."
|
||
|
||
A "Me neither."
|
||
|
||
"The last song slowly fades away, leaving us in a comfortable silence in each other’s arms."
|
||
show fang:
|
||
xalign 0.5
|
||
show anon:
|
||
xalign 0.7
|
||
with move
|
||
|
||
"Under the blacklights I can fully take in Lucy’s beauty."
|
||
|
||
"I felt humbled that she’d consider this horrible night to have still gone well."
|
||
|
||
"Lucy’s eyes become lidded as she leans in towards my face."
|
||
|
||
"I meet her half-way, our mouths melding together."
|
||
|
||
"For all that happened tonight and still Lucy enjoyed it…"
|
||
scene black with fade
|
||
stop music fadeout 1.0
|
||
"..."
|
||
jump chapter_14C |