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This Friday night, I'm hosting a meteor shower watch party at school. Any couple who watches a meteor shower together at school will be lucky in love.

Walk closer or you might get lost. I’ve attended here since junior high. I can get around with my eyes closed. You can trip if you close your eyes. Poor humans.

When did you wake up? When you called my name. You poked my cheek. Then why did you pretend to be asleep when you’re already awake? I wanted to know what you were going to do. Do you know it now? Continue studying and stop being nonsense. I’m not being nonsense.

Can I observe now? There are more over there.

Are you scared? A little. Actually, it isn’t that scary. What can I do to keep you from being scared? There’s a way. A way? What way?

If what the human teacher said is true, tell me how you feel, human senior. How do you write ‘2’ in Morse code? Dot, dot, dash, dash, dash. [...] Now read again. I l o v e u 2.

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EARTHSEED: BOOKS OF THE LIVING by Lauren Oya Olamina

first kill appreciation week (day 5) → free choice