082814-MeouetKate

 AA: Kate knocks on Meouet's door.

 TC: Meoueṭ answers ṭhe door, slighṭly irriṭaṭed. "Yes?"

 AA: "Hi." She smiles a bit.

 TC: Meouet's eyes go wide and she turns deep olive, attempting to close the door again.

 AA: Kate considers forcefully stopping the door from closing, but decides against it. It slams in her face. "Meouet?"

 TC: "I- I'm busy!"

 AA: "You never showed me your insect collection."

 TC: "They're dead!" She lies.

 AA: She laughs, not expecting that response. "No they're not."

 TC: She whines.

 AA: "I'm sorry about last week. I want to talk with you."

 TC: "It was a misunderstanding. Please forget it."

 AA: "A misunderstanding? So you don't have feelings for me?"

 TC: "N..No!" She's lying again. Not very convincingly...

 AA: "Oh." She sounds disappointed. "Well-"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She's not sure what to say.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She takes a moment, a noticable moment.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Are you sure?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Fat lot of good that moment did.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "I have... other things to be doing. I'm sorry."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She immeditely blurts. "I have feelings for you."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: Meouet quietly responds, "Then why is only one form of mine good enough?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "I..." She pauses. "It's not that, Meouet. It's that... I wanted our experience to be genuine, I believe is the appropriate word for it. I know your pen gives you confidence, but I think the vulnerability is what makes such an experience so memorable."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "Is it so bad though? To not have it be perfect from the beginning?" A 'fwump' is heard from the other side of the door.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She blinks. What was that? "I suppose not. I think more than anything you caught me off guard."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "You know... perhaps it was a moment of weakness. I felt too lonely for too long, and am choosing from a literal handful of living things as potential romantic partners. I don't have to choose this." Her voice comes from lower through the door.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "That makes me sad."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She sighs.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Am I not good enough?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "I don't know..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: Another 'fwump'.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "What is that sound?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "Nothing..." The voice comes from the bottom of the door.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "I want this to work out, Meouet. I'm sorry I reacted so brashly the other day." She leans against the door.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "At the very least, I want you to be my friend again.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "We are still friends. I just... want a bit to... recover..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Okay." She sniffles. "Can we hug before I go?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: "I... I'm not ready for that."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: A moment passes.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Okay." Her voice is quiet, but audible. "Please don't be a stranger, all right?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: There are some shuffling noises from the other side of the door before the lock clicks. "...later..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: The door is now locked.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Yea..." She sighs. "Later."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She lingers by the door, not wanting to leave.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She sits down across from the door, bringing her knees to her chest.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> TC: Inside the room, you hear "Troll Clannad" switch on meouet's husktop. It's semi-audible through the door, and it's THE WORST episode.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate idly listens to the shitty media.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: She eventually falls asleep in that position outside Meouet's room.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,85,0);">AA: Unintentionally.