#*alicia

ALICIA: You’ve been going out a lot lately. ATLAS: And? ALICIA: Do I have to spell it out? Where have you been going? What have you been doing out? ALICIA: What is it now with everyone not even telling me what my own son is doing in his own time. ATLAS: Maybe you should be asking him directly, and not relying on other people for information. ALICIA: Is that not what I’m doing? ATLAS: … I’ve been meeting up with some classmates recently. Class project. ALICIA: A class project? Atlas. You don’t need to lie to me, do you not trust me? What’s gotten into you lately? You weren’t like this before! What is so important that you feel the need to lie? ALICIA: Is it so bad that you cannot tell me? ATLAS: No- ALICIA: Then, what is it? Atlas, we cannot afford you to go and mess about, remember every time you go out you’re represent- ATLAS: Representing the family name, I know. I know. ATLAS: … Do you even care about me? Or Dad? Or Sera? ALICIA: Of course I do, that’s why I’m trying to have this conversation- ATLAS: Do you care for us as people?