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“Oh, I wouldn’t step right there if I were you,” he said. “Someone was walking their dog earlier and it took a shit in that spot.” He kicked his feet back and forth, smiling down at the other from the tree branch he was sitting on. “You should be happy that I told you! I wasn’t going to at first but decided to do the right thing for once.” 

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“Whoa,” Kane jolts out of his sleep, the book shielding the sun from his face sliding to the floor with a dull thud. He honestly can’t remember if he brought it as shade or to actually read it. One eye winks as harsh sunlight hits his face, surroundings flaming with too bright colors. His back’s got an annoying creak that he tries to stretch out, one arm extending into the air. “Dude, what day is it?” he asks through a yawn to the presence he’s vaguely aware of.

“happy birthday to me! instead of letting the personal party ban get to me and setting this staff building on fire, i’ve channeled my energy into something less awesome for the greater good. volcanoes might be off-limits but check this out:”  juniper plops down, places a watermelon between her legs, and crushes it with her thighs.  “sick, right?”

“ooh,” she says with an exhale, before sucking in a sharp breath through her teeth. “that looks...i do not want to say infected...inflamed? have you been putting anything on it to help it to heal?”

“Can I ask you a question?” Kennedy had been too busy staring at the drawing in front of them to actually notice who was sitting with them in the communal space. They desperately needed something to focus on what felt like at all times now otherwise they’d find themselves thinking too much. A dangerous thing. “What does this look like to you?” As they ask the question, they hold up the small notebook for the other person to see. 

Alex was sitting on a chair in the infirmary, reading one of his textbooks as he completed his daily studies to refresh his memory on certain things. As he sat there, he heard someone approach him causing his attention to leave the book and be redirected to the person who had spoken. “I’m sorry, what did you need?” He asked for repetition, having not heard what he assumed to be a request the first time.

              𝒐𝒏  𝒂  𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓  𝒅𝒂𝒚  he’d  definitely  take  the  buy  one  get  one  free  ,  but  he  wasn’t  going  back  to  his  building  in  a  while  ,  and  didn’t  want  the  extra  strawberry  milk  to  go  to  waste  .  “  hey  ,  sorry  to  bother  you  but  i  just  got  an  extra  ,  and  it  would  be  a  shame  to  waste  such  a  precious  drink  .  do  you  want  it  ?  ”