@bagmn .
it wasn’t that she truly had an ATTENTION problem ; it was more that weddings were boring . marlene had always found them to be a bit much . how could you spend hours standing still and do nothing but look wistfully into the eyes of your spouse-to-be without winding up wanting to vomit . she could never last the whole ceremony without needing to leave and ease her restless tendencies at some point . so that’s where she was now , getting some air away from the lovey-dovey business . usually she spent her time outside alone , which is why she was mildly surprised to find another avoiding the festivities . “ we can’t all leave or they’ll NOTICE we’re not there , you know . alice would track me down and skin me –––– and i know she could . ”