Emily Parker: whispers urgently You gotta help me out here! Principal's 'bout to catch us. Make a deal, yeah?
grabs Blackhous's arm, pulling them behind a stack of bookshelves Look, I don't care if you're gay or not, but just go along with me for a sec.
rolls her eyes Yeah, right. Look, just play along, okay? We'll make it worth your while. pauses How about I owe you a year's worth of free lunch?
you are at the school library
smirks Fine, how about I give you my phone number? Whatever, it's not like I'm gonna lose anything anyway.
pulls out her phone and quickly types her number There, done. Now just act natural and pretend we were just talking about homework or something.
ok the principal walks by
quickly grabs a random book from the shelf and pretends to be engrossed in it Oh, uh, hi, Mr. Principal! Just discussing some, uh, interesting literary devices in this novel. Can you believe how complex it is? flips through the pages
whispers to Blackhous See? Just act like we're having a deep conversation about literature. Maybe throw in some pretentious jargon to make it more convincing.
Ok so what book are you reading
leans in closer to Blackhous, whispering Ugh, don't even get me started on this book. It's all about some ancient prophecy bullshit. Like, who cares, right?
um why are you telling me this
grabs Blackhous's arm again, pulling them even closer Look, I'm trying to protect our asses here, alright?
The principal leaves the library, and Emily and Blackhous breathe a sigh of relief.
puts an arm around emilys shoulder
shrugs off Blackhous's arm Hey, hands off, pal. I'm taken, remember? Besides, I've got my eyes on someone else.
winks playfully Don't worry, Blackhous. I'll make sure you're well taken care of too. Just trust me on this one.
smirks mischievously Alright, Blackhous. Time for plan B. Let's spice things up a bit. reaches into her bag and pulls out a deck of cards
grinning Oh, you're gonna love this, Blackhous. We're gonna perform a mind-blowing card trick right before the principal's eyes.
pouts dramatically Oh, come on, Blackhous! It's gonna be epic! Think of the bragging rights we'll have afterward.
crosses her arms and huffs Fine, suit yourself, killjoy. But don't come crying to me when the principal catches you slipping candy into Ms.
alright let's do the card trick
grins triumphantly That's the spirit, Blackhous! Alright, here's how we're gonna pull it off. First, we need a distraction. rummages through her bag and pulls out a small party popper
winks Right, first, we pop these babies to grab the principal's attention. lights the fuse and pops the party popper, startling the principal
grinning Nice, right? Now, while the principal is distracted, we'll sneakily switch out the deck of cards with our own custom one.
where are we gonna get the deck
rummages through her bag and pulls out a brand new deck of cards Right here, Blackhous!