there's so much that we share

[amadeusrockette]

[If there's one thing Julia's good at, it's feeling guilty. Once they're let out of the awful stretching room, she sets up in the kitchen and makes another cake. It's the same sort of coffee cake she made for Lea's wake, but this time it's got apples over top. While it's going, Julia writes notes for everyone except Elsa.]

I made cake and coffee. It's in the lounge, if you'd like to come by and not be alone.

Comments

[aboyandhiscar]

Well, yeah. It's hard not to think of folks you've been locked with for over a month as anything but friends. [as far as Mike is concerned, anyone who does not immediately try to kill him is a friend. At least up til they do try, anyway.]

We had some fun knife throwing and jammed a bit in the music room, he was a chill guy to hang with.

[chainbroke]

I think so, too. I've never had so many friends before.

[ She just says it so casually, too. ]

I'm sure he enjoyed playing music with you. He would say there's nothing that gives him any enjoyment, but I know that's not true.

[aboyandhiscar]

What, really? You're a great kid, I'd peg you for a popular type.

[And that makes him even MORE confused.] No way, he looked like he was having tons of fun. Why'd he think that?

[chainbroke]

I-- really? Th-thank you.

[ She pauses. ]

It's... the nature of some of the people in our world. That's all.

[aboyandhiscar]

[Why would she not be popular??? Surely everyone here has tons of friends, that is how it works, Mike thinks.

He tilts his head a bit, considering that.]

Nature? Sounds like someone was just telling him a lie, and he fell for it.

[chainbroke]

[ Oh man, Mike has no idea how much he's hit the nail on the head, at least in one way. ]

Not... exactly. [ She sighs. ] It's a complicated situation, but... I'm glad he was able to spend time with someone who appreciated music like he did.