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[choneychurch]

[Warded to Levi, Diego, Jesse, Ryan, & Quinn]

Once you're all back tonight, we need to talk about this afternoon.

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[jijmjr]

[gdilevi]

[quinning]

[dooomcookie]

 

[indiefolk]

[quinning]

Yes, Mom.
Won't that put me outside my cabin after curfew?
You know this is bullshit.
Lucky us, an exclusive Azurcrest lecture!
Fine. McBride and I have one or two more things to take care of down here so we'll be a few minutes behind the others. I can't fucking wait.

[choneychurch]

That's fine, Quinn. I'll be here the rest of the night.

[indiefolk]

I'll be back after [...] Mufferaw says I can go. It won't be that long.

Diego

[quinning]

How's the shoulder, little soldier?

Quinn/Diego

[indiefolk]

Hurts, but it's my off shoulder, and I just realized that's the best luck I've had for a while. Mufferaw had some serious words for me. Then Merrill had more words. And I'm not totally sober. I got the gist, though.

All of that I can deal with, you know? You know the shit I do. The staff kind of let it go when I'm like haha sorry this is just what I'm like I can't help it I'm just a walking disaster but look how hapless and apologetic I am... but that excuse kind of expired for Cecil a while ago. He knows me too well.

Quinn/Diego

[quinning]

And we're about to have words with Honeychurch? That's an awful lot of words for one night. I don't envy you. (Except for the intoxication, which I really envy right now.) I'm glad to hear it's not your guitarist's shoulder, though, or whatever it's supposed to be called. Gaggles of rabid fangirls everywhere would perish from heartbreak.

It's not as though tobogganing down that hill isn't a tradition. Hell, I bet even Elmasry did it back in the Stone Age. [...] But how do you think he'll take it this time?

Quinn/Diego

[indiefolk]

Cecil's the only person I actually want to hear tell me I fucked up.

Yeah, I know it's a tradition, but I also know he's said not to before. And it isn't as though I forgot that he hates it and has told us to stop. I mean, I lied to him about it for days, knowing it was happening, knowing he would've stopped it. Hell, I was the one who told everyone we should do it again this year. Things between me and Cecil have been weird since [...] last week, and as soon as it starts to feel normal again... I do something like this.

[choneychurch]

Take as much time as you need, Diego.

[Diego]

[...] How're you feeling?

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

Physically? Fine. I mean, it aches still, but it's my right shoulder, so my favorite hand is working at max capacity. Would you get a load of this fantastic unfettered handwriting, Cecil?

[...]

I'm sorry.

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

Pristine chicken scratch, as always. But I'm sorry it still hurts; hopefully it won't be too much longer.

[...]

We don't have to talk about it now, Diego. I'm just glad you're all right.

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

[Written with exaggerated, messy loops:] It's beautiful. The pain is inspiring my art.

... Okay, but I want to talk later. How are you? Stressed out, I bet. I know you hate doing this.

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

All things considered, I think you could do with a little less inspiration for a while.

We'll all talk later. And if you want to talk more after that, just you and me, we can do that too. [...] Yeah. I am. You know I am.

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

That's not happening any time soon. It's okay, I'm channelling it. I'm going to learn the clarinet.

I do. I have some things to say, but not in front of everyone. Anyway, there's something you can do for me that I'll deeply appreciate, and I know I don't deserve it but it'll make me feel a lot better.

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

Diego. I just meant [...] I'm sure you'll be great. You've never played a woodwind before, have you?

Okay. We'll talk, then. And if I can help, I will. After all of this gets settled. Okay?

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

No, I haven't. I'm feeling pretty good with the violin and cello now, so I think I can add more. But I have the internet and indulgent parents. So maybe after the break I'll be able to show off Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Okay, well, as soon as you get a chance (it's sort of urgent), I need you to get my music player (which is waterproof; also, it's in my top drawer and you know where I hide the key) and I want you to take it down to the sauna and spend... oh, I don't know, at least an hour in there not thinking about anybody else.

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

Like I said: you'll be great. Concert in January, then?

[...]

I appreciate your concern, Diego, but I'm fine. And I don't have the time to

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

A private one, just for you. Because I'm not going to be that good, and you're the only person I'm willing to show before I've got it down. Unless that's weird.

You don't sound fine. Please do this for me?

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

I just found out two of the most important people in the world to me did something incredibly dangerous and lied to me about it and

I'll be fine.

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

[...]

Do you not want to talk to me because I

Will you really, or are you just trying to get me off your case?

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

I'm sorry, Diego. I didn't mean to be short with you.

But, yes, I really will. Once all of this is done and I've had a little time.

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

No, no. It's okay. Honestly, if you wanted to yell at me right now I'd totally get it. It's just...

I worry about you a lot. I worry that you're stressed out and don't feel like you can tell anyone.

Cecil/Diego

[choneychurch]

I don't. Yelling wouldn't do either of us any good.

So we're not just talking about [...] this, then?

Cecil/Diego

[indiefolk]

Okay.

Well, this definitely... contributes. I just sometimes think you bottle up the bad stuff? You put all of us first and end up thinking you've got to keep it to yourself and handle it alone. I don't know, you can tell me if I'm off.

But I'm really serious when I say that I'm never going to be so wrapped up in my own stuff that you can't come to me.