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4

R oxy Lalonde stares out of the large living room window, from this she can see her son, Harry Anderson Egbert, trying and failing to sneak away unnoticed. As he fades off into the distance, she just knows that he’s running off to meet up with Vriska.

    ROXY: sign
    ROXY: harry anderson ran away again
    ROXY: i’m startin to think vriska might be a bad influence on him
    ROXY: but i don’t want to b some lame adult stoppin young love
    ROXY: sign
    ROXY: callie what do u think?
    CALLIOPE: i think we shoUld let them have their fUn.
    CALLIOPE: i’m sUre they’ll be fine. ^u^

Roxy tries to calm down, but Calliope’s words don’t reassure her as much as she would help. She rests her head on Calliope’s shoulder.

    ROXY: do u think janey’s evil?

Calliope is taken back, jolting upright at Roxy’s words.

    CALLIOPE: why do yoU ask that?
    ROXY: i mean all of our other friends seem to think so
    ROXY: hell it seems even my own son thinks so
    ROXY: he’s out there now with vriska n maybe her moms
    ROXY: it just feels like i’m the only one who still likes her
    ROXY: she’s my bffsy, i don’t know if i ever could hate her

Roxy stares down at the ground, a tear forming in her eye. Calliope reaches up and wipes it away with her claw.

    CALLIOPE: roxy.
    CALLIOPE: yoU jUst want all of Us to be friends again, what’s so bad aboUt that?
    CALLIOPE: imagine it, the whole gang back together, throwing parties, having picnics!
    CALLIOPE: oh, it woUld be so lovely!

Roxy imagines it, everyone together again, no one yelling at each other over politics, or the economy, just everyone in the same room laughing and having fun. She gives Calliope a gentle smile.

    ROXY: ur rite callie, it would be great!
    ROXY: i just want all this political nonsense over with
    ROXY: i’m sure afterwards we can all come back together
    ROXY: i know janey, she would never hurt anyone especially them
    ROXY: she’s not some heartless tyrant wanting to kill our friends
    ROXY: once they all realize that n calm down
    ROXY: we can all be friends again, like before

Calliope gives a warm smile in response.

    ROXY: callie, i don’t know what i would do w/o u
    CALLIOPE: i’m sUre yoU’ll do jUst fine.
    CALLIOPE: yoU’re great, roxy.

Roxy leans in and gives Calliope a kiss on the cheek.

    ROXY: ur too kind babe

They both now sit cuddled up together, watching the snow gently fall outside, bathing in the warmth between them.

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