ANDREA: Atlas! I see you’ve met Celina.
ATLAS: Oh. Was that her name?
CELINA: Hey!
ATLAS: She just started talking to me.
BEATRIX: (laughs) That’s my Celina.
BEATRIX: Did you and Cynthia go too hard before coming here?
CELINA: Beaaaaa, I lost! Miserably!
BEATRIX: Ah. She’s a little bit off Andy, I’ll take her from here.
ANDREA: That’s okay. Hey do you wanna go take a breather?
ATLAS: I think I’ll go home if that’s alright.
ANDREA: Sure! Wait, I’ll walk with you a little bit
ATLAS: Is it okay that you’re leaving your own party?
ANDREA: Yeah, it’s fine. Sorry for leaving you alone for a bit.
ATLAS: Don’t be… Sorry about the thing at the library.
ANDREA: Huh? What are you sorry for?
ATLAS: I was, perhaps, too blunt
ANDREA: Oh, that’s nothing. It seemed like you just wanted to be by yourself. All cool.
ANDREA: Also, thank you for coming tonight. Did you have a good time?
ATLAS: … Your friends are really interesting.
ANDREA: Oh tell me about it, love them to bits!
ATLAS: It was nice being in a room where people didn’t know who you were.
ANDREA: Really? You wouldn’t want even at least one person you know ?
ATLAS: Yes.
ANDREA: Whoa.
ATLAS: … That Celina girl, is she dating the red-head?
ANDREA: Oh yeah! Could you tell?
ATLAS: Well, she just kinda sat down, introduced herself to me, then just talked about her crush. I was highly disinterested, but clearly it didn’t stop her.
ANDREA: Oh my god, no yeah, Celina’s been crushing over Beatrix for ages, only recently they started dating.
ANDREA: Do you… Have someone like that?
ATLAS: Me? Oh god no. I wouldn’t want my significant other to be subjected to my family… Or myself.
ANDREA: Not even, like, a cute crush? No unrequited love?
ATLAS: Hard to look at someone in that way when they all think that you are difficult and hard to get along with.
ANDREA: Oh Atlas, that’s not true! Sure you’re prickly–
ATLAS: Thank you for the vote of confidence
ANDREA: No! Listen– you might be prickly, but you only want what’s best for others. You’re also very good at creating boundaries. Perhaps people need to learn to take the hint.
ATLAS: … Thank you. I needed to hear that
ANDREA: Any time.
ANDREA: We good for next weekend?
ATLAS: Yeah. We’ll focus on mana building. Do you like meditating?
ANDREA: … I hate meditating
ATLAS: Ha! That should be interesting
ANDREA: (groans) Atlas, man, come on!
celina had asked whether or not noelle would visit her, but then noelle opted for her to come over. and, she did. but rieko decided to have other ideas????? (celina’s milf era??????)
its winterfest season! the triplets happened to gather in the crowded part of the kitchen to do their homework (we love to see family bonding). and, for winterfest, they went to go see their mother in san myshuno - noelle nearly tripped as she was trying to leave.
