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“ Yep. Okay. Honestly, like I said, it’s fine. ”

“[..] I’ll tell your mom you won’t be joining us.”

“ I don’t know. Yeah. Maybe. Better than this.. not being authentic and trying to make a fool out of everyone else. Like, we all know. You know that, right? Why force it. Just to keep up appearances or whatever. ”

“We’re not trying to make a fool out of you. Or Roman or Miles. That’s never been the intention. You’re our son and we want to protect you. This doesn’t have anything to do with keeping up appearance or forcing anything. Sometimes, there’s bumps and you have disagreements, arguments. But no matter what, at the end of the day, your mother and I will always have love for each other and we’re a family.”

“ Well. Maybe would be for the best. ”

"[..] For the best. That’s what you think?”

“ Yeah, okay. You guys are totally fine and we’re all just crazy for thinking that, sure. Just.. get it over with. It’s fine. ”

“[..] Fel. It’s true that your mother and I... have some things to figure out at the moment, but we’re not going to get divorced. Marriage is not a walk in the park some times. You’ll understand that one day when you’ve been married for as long as we have.”

“ Being present for what. Are you and mom finally gonna have a nice little disconnected family gathering to tell us you’re getting a divorce? Or are you dragging it out till after Christmas? For the peace. ”

“[..] What did you just say? Where are you getting that idea from?”

“ Hold on, wait. You actually wanna force me? What is this, China? What happened to the land of the free. I don’t wanna play board games. I’m not eleven. ”

“This is still my house and I’m asking you to join us is in the living room. I’m not here to force you. Since the power’s off, your mother and I think disconnecting for a while might be good for all of us. Being present for a change. Look bud, we’re only talking about an hour or two.”

“ There’s apparently a snow storm today. I don’t know, could be fake news. ”

“Funny. I’ll see you downstairs in ten. Oh, and Felix. Leave your phone upstairs.”

“ He’s been cheating while you’re there for years. Every f––riggin’ time. Hate to break it to you, dad. Also, no. My day started at 12, so this is barely an entire day. It’s not even half a day. And I’m doing important things. Reading news and stuff. Talking to friends. ”

"Sullivans don’t cheat. And that’s a fact. Oh, really? That so? Interesting. What news and stuff have you been reading about today? Fill me in.”

“ How’s being in a room together gonna help us when it gets dark. Not exactly like we’ll prevent that from happening with that. Just saying. Also, Miles always cheats! I’ll stay here. ”

“Miles won’t be able to cheat, since I’ll have an eye on him. Alright? Don’t your eyes start hurting from looking at your phone the entire day?”

“[..] Hey, youngster. We’re all going to sit downstairs and play a few board games. It’s getting dark soon and your mother thinks it’s a good idea we’re all in a room together for now. It’s still unsure how long we’ll have no power for.”