4. Detention (no puns allowed)

[continuousgroaning]

the school year's barely begun and i've already landed in detention

i mean it is kinda my fault and at least the guidance counselor here is better than Mr. Frond was

[some time later, she adds:]

And i just got 2 days tacked on for being caught on my device

so I guess my point is I'm full of all this frustration and aggression & I'm not used to feeling this way so how do i try and burn it off?

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VIDEO.

[continuousgroaning]

Well, uh, one of my family's good friends back home is an ex-con, so it's not that unusual. But on the other hand, I've never known someone who's killed anyone before. ... well, not that I know of.

VIDEO.

[bragnificent]

Yeah? What'd he do? [ Or she, but-- that's just his default assumption. Then, after a pause: ] ... Yeah, well, around here that's probably gonna be a lot more common than we think. Not everyone's exactly from what sound like civilized societies.

VIDEO.

[continuousgroaning]

Our ex-con friend? Mickey held up a bank and took some people hostage, including my dad. When he got off due to his lawyer being on meth and unable to defend him, he decided to turn his life around and got an honest job.

... yeah. I've been finding that out. It's been hard to digest.

VIDEO.

[bragnificent]

Okay, sort of weird you guys are still friends after that. Unless you mean "friend" in a past tense kinda way, I guess, but-- hey, whatever works for you.

[ A beat, then: ]

Well, did they kill anyone you know?

VIDEO.

[continuousgroaning]

It is when I think about it too much. But on the other hand, he seems to be genuine about wanting to go on the straight and narrow now. People do deserve second chances.

[She shakes her head.]

It was during the clone thing, so it was necessary. So I don't know why it's bugging me so much.