#justink

A couple nights later, Tina got a text from Justin to come downstairs and meet him on the Travellers' back porch.

Tina: Justin? How long have you been out here in the cold?

Justin: Not long I swear. But the lights in your room were on and I figured you were home and... thought I'd stop by because I wanted to apologise.

Justin: So... I thought about it and you were right. I have been silent lately. I didn't mean to ghost you or take you for granted... it's just I have a lot on my mind, with school and... other things, you know. But I haven't been there for you when you needed a friend. I'm sorry.

Tina: Oh, I have other friends. It's not like I'm so lonely without you. But yeah... I have missed you quite a bit. I miss when we used to hang out every other day. I just thought you might have forgotten about me...

Justin: I haven't... and I could never. You're one of my closest friends, Tina. In fact, there is something I've been meaning to do for a while, and I don't think this is something I would like to do to any other friend...

Tina: ...and what's th— oh...

Zeydaan and Isabella in the Steelcrystal Skylands

Justin is good friends with Alexander, who also goes to Alto Independent High School a few grades above him, as they have found it easy to bond over their interests.

Alex: I would love to know more about aliens. I mean, I know they live among us, I know about Sixam, I know they can take many different forms... but I wonder if they have any secret superpowers they hide from us.

Justin: It's natural you wanna know more, they abducted your mum after all... right? Does your family still not know what happened to her? Have they taken her to Sixam?

Alex: There are still so many questions... We have received a report recently they saw her wandering in Strangetown, but nobody was able to properly locate her or get close to her, so it might have been a false alarm.

Alex: I only know one thing for sure, and that is that my dad's wife, Dina, has always been really suspicious, and she's been acting especially weird since my dad died. She's trying to keep me from reading my dad's studies. I think she's hiding something.

Justin: Hmm... Sims who seem human can still have alien heritage... The genes for the eyes and the skin aren't actually as strong as they appear in the movies, they can be lost in just a few generations, sometimes even one. There is this girl from my old school, Jill, who is the daughter of an alien who moved here directly from Sixam, and she's got almost no resemblance to an alien. She did seem to have odd abilities though...

Alex: Hey, this might be a crazy idea but... could we maybe talk to her?

Justin: Oh, we used to be sort of close, but we haven't spoken in a while. You know what? This might be the perfect reason to hit her up again. I'll message her tonight.

The Kims have once again tried to get Justin into private school, this time successfully.

Gabby & Cheech