019: SCHOOL

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There's a girl vomiting into the book return box in the library. She says it's nerves but it doesn't smell much like them.

I thought somebody should probably know.

Oh, and if anybody else finished the chem test early enough: think there's extra credit for noticing the examiners were playing human Pacman between the desk grids? I need to ask because, apparently, in Public school, you never can tell.

See you in fall.


[No, he's not expecting to attend the dance (although plans are subject to change). In the meantime he can be caught collecting his violin from the Westerberg High music rooms before heading into town. At the local grocery store he'll pick up baby food and heavy flow tampons, and hide them under at least six bags of potato chips. And, late in the evening, groceries, violin and shopping bag unloaded, he'll be found on the shoreline at the beach, expertly skipping pebbles out across the waves.]

Comments

(why is that icon so CUTE)

[goodboysgood]

You'll have to adopt slower handwriting, or a longer name.

And you didn't finish long after me, I'm surprised you didn't catch at least one game.

*pinches both of their adorable cheeks*

[but_not_best]

New middle names, or do I need to start collecting titles?

I thought they were just trying to see what the boy two rows up had written on his hand.

[goodboysgood]

Both. Add a double barrel and you've got five minutes off your finish time already.

Did you see what it was?

[but_not_best]

Don't mess up.

I'm paraphrasing.

[goodboysgood]

[Cough.]

I think that's considered legal.

[but_not_best]

Well, they didn't throw him out for it.

Doing anything interesting over break?

[goodboysgood]

Not really. I mean, just the usual.

[Where the usual last year might have involved a yacht, this year it's likely to be the usual routine of making sure his mother hasn't managed to drown herself in gin.]

How about you?

[but_not_best]

I think I'll find some sort of a volunteer position, if I can. I like to keep busy.

[And that sort of thing looks great on applications and resumes, especially if you're not sitting on a perfect 4.0]

And read, of course, or I'll forget everything now that the test's done.

[goodboysgood]

So you pretty much decided the whole break thing wasn't for you.

[but_not_best]

Well, it's not like I'll be attending classes or taking tests. That counts as a break.

[goodboysgood]

Maybe it depends on your definition.

[Long pause.]

I'll be working, too. [And that really should be surprising.]

[but_not_best]

[It is surprising, she'd expect... Well, something more like the yacht option.]

Really? Where?

[goodboysgood]

[And that's why he hasn't admitted it to anyone else.

It's not that he needs the money. Just the chance to get out of the house.]

...The school. Ms wallace is running summer school for delinquents or something.

[Sort of what Chase feels like shop class is in general terms.]

[but_not_best]

Well, that sounds... interesting.

[goodboysgood]

I'm just keeping the records. Figured it would look like a good deed when it came to applications.

[Duck and cover.]

[but_not_best]

[Meaning it's not a good deed? She sounds, maybe, a little disappointed.]

That seems sensible.

[goodboysgood]

[He doesn't know how to admit to those, Allison.]

Yeah. Bali can wait.

[but_not_best]

Most things do.

When does it start?

[goodboysgood]

Couple of weeks.

[but_not_best]

So you've got a bit of a break.

[goodboysgood]

Unless I use it to read over things I won't forget.

[Teasing? A girl?]

[but_not_best]

I can't say it would be a bad use of time. [Laughing, though.]

[goodboysgood]

I hope it's a good break, anyway.

[but_not_best]

Me too.

Are you going to the dance tomorrow?

[goodboysgood]

I.. don't know.

[He wasn't going to, but:]

People are talking about it like I'd be missing the moon landing.

You?