We Tried (afterparty)

[outsidethecircle]

[A couple hours after the trial there may be a note slipped under your bedroom door reading simply in very formal handwriting (actually it's very amazingly neat for someone of her age you might think it's the other Anna)--

I made sandwiches. They're in the lounge if you want them.

-Anna

Anna herself will be found in the study after seeing everyone has enough sandwiches. Where she very sulkily is drawing a boat.]

Comments

[pardonmylanguage]

...just a little bit. I didn't really make the connection until...it was pretty much too late.

[kindaruledatit]

Geeze. [She runs a hand back through her hair, crossing her arms in contemplation.]

Sorry. It's not like I knew her all that well, but she seemed pretty cool, even if she seemed kinda worried about us finding out she was a girl.

[pardonmylanguage]

Well...I can understand that, if apparently she'd get executed for it.

[kindaruledatit]

Ouch. Yeah, I guess the whole thing she was doing was seriously rebellious.

[pardonmylanguage]

[A quiet nod.] ...at least she trusted us enough to tell us in the end.

[kindaruledatit]

She kind of had to. We did... corner her.

[pardonmylanguage]

[A slight nod] But I hope...she would have been willing to tell us, even...even if all that hadn't happened.

[kindaruledatit]

[She shugs.]

Look, I get the feeling that was probably her Big Secret she didn't want to let out. Maybe she would have told us eventually, or... maybe not.

[Of all the things that could have done someone in, hiding their gender? Ouch. Wendy gives out a groan, putting her head in her hand.] I feel so stupid about mine now.

[pardonmylanguage]

[Tip nods, then sighs.] Yeah. Mine's...also really something I could have told everyone, I guess. It wouldn't really have hurt my reputation or anything.

[kindaruledatit]

It would have embarrassed me, but... man.

[A little embarrassment isn't going to actually kill her. Just figuratively.]

I guess Star was right. We should have just said them.

[pardonmylanguage]

...yeah. Although the way she did it probably didn't do her any favors.

[kindaruledatit]

You mean like how she almost blurted out that she has a crush on someone? Yeah, it didn't exactly help her case.

[It was... actually pretty funny, at least from Wendy's perspective.]

[pardonmylanguage]

[Tip snorts a bit.] Yeah, her not wanting to go first, and also acting so casual about it...it doesn't really make people want to trust her, y'know.

[kindaruledatit]

Yea, I mean. I think that's just how she is. Doesn't mean she's bad, just....

[shrugs.]

[pardonmylanguage]

[A slight nod] Hopefully she'll learn to tone it down a bit. [Being around her is somewhat tiring.]