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foreversweaterweather

[ Let's say it's dinnertime and Mabel's at the cafeteria. She's got a plate full of, idk, spaghetti? that she's aimlessly pushing around. She's also got a bigass bowl of pudding on her tray that she tries to eat a spoonful of to cheer herself up, but that doesn't work either. ]

Edited Date: 2021-06-07 04:41 am (UTC)

From:

godcards

[ So hey Malik just wanted to eat dinner (which is rice and vegetables because he's lame) and no one told him there'd be sad kids here?? That isn't allowed? THIS IS WEIRD???

ok how does he put this delicately ]

...Do you mind sitting somewhere else?

[ NAILED IT ]

From:

foreversweaterweather

[ she sniffles. it's a wretched, heartbreaking sound. ]

...okay.

[ she scooches one seat over, emptying a seat for Malik next to her. Because that's clearly what he meant, right? ]

From:

godcards

[ He sits, leaving plenty of distance-- look, he didn't want to see a depressed child while trying to eat. Somehow this is her fault for not knowing exactly what he meant. ]

If you are going to cry, you don't have to do it out here.

From:

foreversweaterweather

[ sniffle sniffle, rubs at her eyes with her sleeve ]

...where--where else would I do it?

From:

godcards

...Your dorm?

From:

foreversweaterweather

...but it's dinnertime.

[ hence, food. cafeteria. sitting here. ]

From:

godcards

[ UGH that means he has to ask, doesn't he ]

Then what is so upsetting that you're... like that?

From:

foreversweaterweather

[ sniffle, dejected spoonful of pudding. ]

My brother isn't here.

From:

godcards

Oh... is that really so bad?

[ he truly can't gauge how serious this is, so this is an actual honest question ]

From:

foreversweaterweather

Yes?! He's my twin!

Edited Date: 2021-06-11 05:15 am (UTC)

From:

godcards

Siblings don't always get along... I was just asking.

From:

godcards

[ The library is easily the most exciting change of this week, and Malik has spent most of the day here. He's at one of the tables with a small stack of books, enjoying some peace and quiet away from everyone else. Does he need an entire table when he's just one person? Absolutely not, but it's his table now. ]

From:

foreversweaterweather

Well, we do! We're like--yin and yang! Cookies and cream! A rusty playground and a tetanus shot!!

Right now I'm just a rusty old playground that no one wants to play on 'cuz there's no tetanus shot to protect them!!

From:

foreversweaterweather

[ she sneaks right up on him--not really intentionally so much as her footsteps are quiet and she's short enough that her approaching presence is easily hidden by his little stack of books.

So she takes a look at the books, and then, pointing a finger and blowing a raspberry-- ]

Haha! Nerd!

From:

godcards

What is a tetanus shot?

[ wait. that's not the point. ] -- Anyway, are you sure that's the reason? If you sit here by yourself, it stands to reason that no one is going to want to interact with you.

From:

godcards

[ He jumps, completely unaware he was about to be mercilessly teased by a small child. ]

Hey! [ there's some nearby shhhes ] What are you doing?!

From:

foreversweaterweather

What? No, it's not about--I can make plenty of friends just fine!! But I can't just be here going to a neat school without him! We do everything together!