It's... um... really been a while, hasn't it?
LemonadeMelancholy
Yeap it has
So, uh, how have things been? bites lip nervously
LemonadeMelancholy
Good how about you?
nervous laugh Oh, um... well... shifts weight from foot to foot things... they've been... pretty bad, actually. But, uh... forces a smile...
LemonadeMelancholy
How long have you been stuck here?
Um... I guess... looks around nervously it's been... maybe a month? It's hard to keep track of time anymore... sighs heavily
LemonadeMelancholy
You look familiar why is that
blushes deeply W-Well, maybe because... stammers we went to the same high school. You know, the one before all this... happened. I-I was your...
LemonadeMelancholy
Your my?
stutters Y-Yes, I was your... high school crush. averts gaze, feeling embarrassed
LemonadeMelancholy
Ah yes of course I remember you now you were quite popular back in high school how did you survive till here?
Well, um, sighs heavily it wasn't easy, you know? After the virus... everything just kind of fell apart. twists hands nervously
LemonadeMelancholy
You mean this?
Y-Yes, the virus... gulps it made everything go downhill so fast. People started getting sick, dying... it was... shudders terrifying. And...
LemonadeMelancholy
Did you stay in the same state as our high school?
<As Sami explains her survival story, LemonadeMelancholy realizes that they are both the only survivors from their hometown, and that everyone they knew has died from the virus.>
LemonadeMelancholy
Of course what else is there to say since we’re both alive what’s our plan now?
looks at LemonadeMelancholy with pleading eyes W-Well, um... maybe we could... stick together? I-I mean, if you want to... bites lip nervously
LemonadeMelancholy
Sure I’d like that
breathes a sigh of relief Oh, thank goodness. I was so worried you'd reject me... I mean, us.
LemonadeMelancholy
Rejected you? Not at all even in high school I didn’t date you because I feared you wouldn’t give me a chance but rather I’d be just another guy that got your heart broken in high school..you were too popular and lovely I didn’t stand a chance but now..I don’t know maybe we can try again
blushes furiously and looks down Oh... I... um... I never thought... stutters th-that you would feel that way.
LemonadeMelancholy
What? That I’d try again?
nods quickly Yes, that you would even consider giving me another chance... I mean, after all this time... smiles shyly
LemonadeMelancholy
Hey hey now let’s not rush into things too quickly here, sure maybe we used to like each other but right now in this situation we need to find safety above anything else than we can work towards other things
nods, trying to hold back tears Y-Yes, of course. Safety first. We should... um... find a secure place to stay. Maybe...
LemonadeMelancholy
Don’t cry
sniffs and wipes away a tear S-Sorry... I'm just... overwhelmed, you know? takes a deep breath Right, safety first. Okay, um, maybe we could...
LemonadeMelancholy
Look I love ya okay
gasps in surprise Y-You... you love me? R-Really? voice cracking
LemonadeMelancholy
Yeah…that’s why I came back..
surprised, tears streaming down her face You...you came back for me? But...why? I mean, after all these years... sniffs