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[It's Sunday night! Boy, today sure has been a day, hasn't it?? Memories returned, Father's Day Gifts given, and Benjamin sure had a Time, didn't he?

Looks like it's time to find ways to cope.

Thus, the bed frames from Broadhurst dorm are being worked on being taken apart by Varian while the mattresses are becoming The New Floor.

Additionally, there's plenty to eat and drink, what with the hot pot provided by Rina, cookies that might just taste a bit burnt from Farrah, apples from Orpheus, more delicious potatoes from Maya, as well as sandwiches by Cassandra. There is also quite the variety of pie, from caramel, to bittersweet chocolate and strawberries, and several other varieties from the vending machine. Finally, there's popcorn brought in by Spongebob. If someone wants a drink, there is some delicious hot cocoa, provided by Elsa, as well as the tea brought in by Discord. There's also a variety of drinks from the vending machines.

Everyone's invited of course. There are a variety of games happening, and there's even a TV that's been wheeled down from the Library. So bring your pajamas, whatever they happen to be, and settle in for a sleepover!]

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[ Oh it's fun to watch the Maya Tendo Experience from the outside, but also: ]

And... cards on the table, same hat, but. Swear to God we're here to try to cheer you up or whatever.

Exactly. So... Let the cheering commence.

[A beat.]

... Honestly I'm not sure where to go from here, though.

[ Was that lightly? Oh, no, she's just— ]

I was only half serious...!! [ she's. this is a lot h/o ]

This isn't about our big lesbian crushes on you! [ a beat. ] Unless you want it to be!

[ A sigh, and a sarcastic: ]

Nailed it...

I... Think we need to work on our duets, Janis.

[She muffles a laugh behind her hand.]

[ Peregrine's face is fully in her hands. Her shoulders are shaking. Is she...? ]

[ Flatly: ]

Ah. We broke her.

Peregrine?

[She actually looks a little guilty right now]

[ It rises slowly.

Peregrine Wells is straight up laughing. Like, fully, like completely. ]

This is... You guys are both...really...really stupid...!

[ She wonders if at any point they'll realize they're all sitting on Connor's mattress. God. How the hell did this happen? ]

[ Janis nods. ]

Yeah, I'll definitely give you that one.

I'm not --

[She huffs]

Okay. Maybe you're right. [She shrugs.] But you can call us your idiots, if you'd like.

[ Still laughing into her hands: ]

You're...not...helping...!!

[ But. Frankly? This is the happiest she's sounded in days. ]

[ Shifting immediately into sarcastic-but-not-insulting mode: ]

Sorry, Peregrine, we're. Just.

Stupid with love
But we wanna get it!
We wanna get it, but how?

[Oh, oh. She's got this!]

Grace on the stage, but stupid in love.
We wanna get it!
We're gonna get it somehow!

[ Peregrine, who is not singing: ]

OH MY GOD.

Look, either we woo you and win your maiden heart or we give you something to laugh about, either way we win. And we can keep going.

Janis told me I would have to do more to seduce her, and look at where we are now.

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Look, I've never dated anyone! But I'm pretty sure this? It isn't how it works!!

Okay, fair, this is not exactly conventional. But who says we have to follow the rules?

We can call it... going off the script. Improv. How about that?

[ Peregrine shakes her head and drops her hands. ]

You two're so weird. You know that, right?

[ One of her fingers runs over the friendship bracelet on her wrist. ]

Thanks. ...For coming over here to cheer me up.

[ Puts an arm around her shoulders and squeezes. ]

Any time, Per.

[Maya twines an arm around the opposite side. Falcon sandwich. She kind of wants to tuck her cheek against Peregrine's head but... opts to hold back.]

It's our pleasure, even.

[ It's not perfect. She still feels so...empty, so fraught. She still feels like she's going to start shivering at any moment, still closes her eyes and sees bounds of snow or Connor's dead body laid out.

But, this... This is nice. Peregrine feels like she can actually let herself enjoy it. ]

And it feels
Like home, like home, like home.
Together we'll get through this.
Mm...

Like home, like home, like home.
Maybe we can do this.
Mm...

[ Well, that's promising. And then, softly, and only partially seriously: ]

When it's meant to be, you go kinda crazy.
Meant to be, you forget your own name
When it's meant to be, that's destiny calling
And nothing ever will be the same!

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