Thaw

"Why didn't you get a Zoey?" They ask her extra confused why if shes gonna have these silly things in the firdt place she wouldn't complete the set. "Cause I'm me duh." Doesn't make sense to them, but they let it go anyway.

She uses them for pranks mostly. Constantly shuffling them through the penthouse to jump scare the girls when they least expect it. Mira may have accidentally punched the Rumi standee nearly breaking the damn thing in half once. Zoey had to reinforce it with extra tape and a ruler so it wouldn't keep falling over. Rumi broke other things, like two dropped glasses, a knocked over vase, and even a chair.

The girls get so fed up with the constant terror by fighting back in a way that would make Zoey want to stop altogether. They buy a Zoey cardboard cut out and pretend she's the real deal while ignoring their friend.

Zoey pretends it doesnt bother her at first. She can deal with a little silent treatment. But when it drags on for a full day, she starts to get a little ferral. Mira and Rumi actively have loud conversations where they differ to the cardboard Zoey for input and pause before reacting as if she said something. They carry her around the penthouse everywhere they go like she's hanging out with them, even propping her up on the couch in between them while they watch TV. Never giving the Real Zoey any attention to make their point.

What sets Real Zoey over the edge is when Rumi places a kiss on Cardbard Zoey's cheek (leaving a bit of lipstick reside to continuely haunt her) before Mira can even lean in to do the same, Zoey has tackled the standee and ripped it in half. She stands up, brushes off her clothes, and composes herself as if it was a perfectly reasonable reaction over being jealous of her 2d counterpart. And she points to her cheek, silently waiting for Mira to continue.