Somnis tells Katie she'll see her at the park with Dogachu.
From Katie: Cool! :3
"Come on, Dogachu! We're going to the park!"
"Bark!" Dogachu's tail wags happily.
Once Somnis and Dogachu reach the park, they see Katie waiting for them. She excitedly hops up and gives them a big wave. She then dives at Dogachu and snuggles him. "HE'S SO CUUUUTE! You are so shnuggly wuggly. Snuggle snuggle." She rolls around on the ground, hugging Dogachu.
"Um, Katie, you're going to get all dirty like that."
"Huh...?" Katie looks around and realizes she's on the floor. "How'd that happen?" She then gets up and brushes herself off. "Your dog is SO cute, Somnis! I love him! What's his name?"
"Dogachu."
"SOOOO CUUUUUTTTEE!" She's absolutely enamored with Dogachu.
"So, let's talk while we walk him. Do you want to hold the leash?"
"Sure! Aww, look at his little doggy paws. Such a cute puppy." The three start to head down the walkway together in the park, passing by various people walking.
"So, what's up? How have things been?"
"Oh, you mean just in general? Good, I guess."
"How did you do on the test?"
"The math one? Terrible."
"Terrible? Why?"
She sighs a little. "No real reason. I just got a bad grade. I guess I was a little distracted by something..."
"Oh, what?" Somnis shows some concern on her face and Katie notices she's worried before putting on a big smile.
"That cute guy who sits in front of me. What was his name? Avel? He's pretty cool, don't you think? Do you like anyone, Somnis?"
"Huh...!? Why the sudden question? U-Uh...no, not really. Nobody I can think of." Somnis blushes a little.
"Oooh, somebody has a crush~" Katie dances around and sings the word crush for an obnoxiously long amount of time.
"You should consider joining a musical club with lungs like those."
"Aww, thanks! Maybe I will! But only if you come with me!" The two laugh together. "We'll be like the clowns of the club!"
"Hey, my dancing skills are great!" Somnis sticks her tongue out at Katie.
The to continue to walk together and become closer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NZ3LYttU5MSomnis and Katie continue to grow closer day by day. As their relationship develops, they reach relationship rank 2!"Thanks for hanging out with me, Katie. It was fun!"
"Anytime! Your cute little doggy woggy can always call on me! I meant you! Yeah, you. But Dogachu can call me to hang out too."
Somnis waves as Katie walks off. Once they part ways, she takes Dogachu home and texts Raine, asking if she wants to hang out.
From Raine: Sure! I'd love to. :)
Somnis asks to meet her at the mall.
Afternoonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=VpNhxUIMXug"Um...thanks for inviting me to shop with you, Somnis..." Raine looks at the ground and glances at Somnis' face. She then tries to focus on the things at the clothing store. "S-So...do you like any of these, Somnis...?"
"Oh yeah, most definitely! Some of these things are so cool. But they also have silly outfits like...disco afro ninja clothes...?"
"Um...yeah."
"Hey, there's a little bit of noise over there, isn't there? Let's go check it out."
"O-Oh, loud people...my favorite..." Raine follows, seeming slightly worried.
Somnis quickly dives behind a rack of clothes and rolls, peeking her head out around the side of the clothing rack. She quickly looks left and right before looking closer at the people being loud. It's a group of students from her school. Four of them. She recognizes two as the kids that recently moved into her class. Avel and Robbie. There's also a girl that she saw shopping here before. The other guy, she doesn't know that well. They're all trying on different outfits and having a good time, laughing. Robbie appears to be wearing a cowboy outfit currently. Somnis giggles a bit before Raine walks up behind her.
"Hey, um...shouldn't we get back to shopping? You...you didn't buy anything yet..."
"Oh, yeah." Somnis and Raine head off and shop together, enjoying their time together. Once they finish with their shopping, it becomes night. "Alright, I'm tired! Let's take a break." Somnis sits on a bench nearby the fountain in the mall. Raine takes a seat next to her.
"Thanks for spending time with me today. It helps get my mind off of some of the things that worry me a lot..."
"Worried? About what?"
"Oh, um...well, my mom."
"What's wrong with her?"
"She's in the hospital..."
"...Oh. I'm sorry about that."
"N-No, it's fine. She just...she's sick, so..."
"..."
"But she's been getting better! I...I think. I go and visit her most nights with my sister, Freya. We tell mom about our lives a lot. She likes to hear our stories since she can't leave the hospital."
"What about your dad?"
"I don't have a dad...he left a long time ago."
"Oh...I'm sorry. I don't mean to keep bringing these up."
She shakes her head. "No, it's okay. It's sad, but I'm used to it by now. After all, I have hope. One day mom will get better. I don't doubt it for a second."
"Huh...You almost sounded confident there for a moment."
"Wh-What is that supposed to mean...!?"
"I'm only teasing you. Come on, Raine. I'll walk you home since it's getting late."
"Thanks, Somnis..."
Somnis begins to grow closer and learn about Raine, taking one step forward with her. Somnis and Raine reach relationship rank 2!After taking Raine home, Somnis head over to her own home.
Nightwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzRqtW1C0ZoSomnis returns home and checks her phone messages. Lisa has been...yelling at her.
That's not good. I...really should apologize...Somnis decides to go and apologize to Lisa in person and heads on over next door.
Lisa answers the door and looks at Somnis for a moment. "I thought it would be you." She crosses her arms and stands at her tensely.
"Listen...I'm really sorry, Lisa-"
"You just don't know when to quit!" Lisa throws her arms up in the air and begins to pace. "What IS your problem!? Can't you listen to me, even just once!? Seriously! You never listen to what I say! I'm just...I'm so mad you would do that to me!"
"But...Lisa, this-"
"Don't but Lissaaaaa ME! I am tired of this crap! You treat me like I'm just your little computer tech slave or whatever! What, just because I showed you the other world, you think you OWN it now? Do you know how this feels? I tried to share something with you. Something special to me..." She stops pacing and becomes quiet, looking at the ground. "Then...then you do this. So I don't get it." Her eyes appear to be a bit watery. "Are we friends or not? Because I don't think you trust me enough to listen to me. And I thought friends trusted each other. And...I guess I don't know. I've just never had someone...never let someone this close to me before..."
"..."
I better think about my response carefully...A.) "I don't think you trust me enough to make my own decisions."
B.) "I'm sorry..."
C.) "...Listen, I know that you told me not to, but we needed more help."
D.) "...I didn't mean to. This is Buttons' fault..."
E.) "...Tomorrow night, let's go in the other world with Buttons. I'll show you that what I did was the right thing."
F.) "I'll...tell him to leave and give me his key..."
G.) "Sorry, but...I just love Buttons..."
H.) "Sorry, but...I...I love you."
