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It's snowing here! Or has been, I think it stopped now. But it's one of those perfect winter days. Blue skies with a few inches of snow on the ground. I went out in a light sweater today.
In other news, Zara and Peri are win. Just so's you guys know.
Peri: -- ...Zee, you're so mean to me.
Zara: ....I love you, Perimortem.
Peri: ....I love you, too. ;__; But I'M IN AN ABUSIVE FRIENDSHIP.
Zara: I'LL CHANGE. IT'LL BE DIFFERENT NEXT TIME
Peri: YOU SAID THAT THE LAST FORTY-TWO TIMES, ZEE. AND LOOK WHAT IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO. YOU, ME, AND THE EXCESSIVE CAPS AND HYPHENS.
Zara: I KNOW, PERI, BUT I MEAN IT THIS TIME.
Peri: ...DO YOU REALLY /REALLY/?
Zara: REALLY, I DO. AND I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S GOT TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING.
Peri: WILL YOU PROMISE TO COME HOME IN TIME FOR DINNER?
Zara: OF COURSE. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS TRY. IT'S JUST THAT WORK-
Peri: --WORK. I KNOW. ALWAYS WITH THE BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE. BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO STAND UP TO YOUR BOSS, ZEE.
Zara: --I CAN'T LOSE THIS JOB. YOU KNOW I CAN'T. OR ELSE I'LL BE HOME FOR DINNER BUT WE'LL HAVE NO FOOD.
Peri: DO YOU REMEMBER OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING, ZEE? JUST YOU, ME, AND A STRIP OF TOFURKEY BACON. WE WERE POOR, THEN, BUT WE HAD /EACH OTHER/. ;__; I WANT TO GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS.
Zara: DO YOU? DO YOU REALLY? WE WERE COLD, PERI. COLD AND HUNGRY. I'M TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY YOU NOW.
Peri: MAYBE I DON'T WANT YOU TO "DO RIGHT BY ME." MAYBE I WANT TO RUN AWAY TO BERMUDA WITH YOU AND A SUITCASE FULL OF TACKY HAWAIIAN SHIRTS. EVER THOUGHT OF THAT?
Zara: .....NO.
Peri: ... WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD.
Zara: YOU NEVER TOLD ME. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN YOU NEVER TELL ME ANYTHING?
Peri: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU ANYTHING WHEN YOU'RE NEVER AROUND?!
Zara: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND WHEN I'M SUPPORTING US?
Peri: DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M SO MATERIALISTIC THAT I'D RATHER HAVE /MONEY/ THAN /YOU/?
Zara: ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LIVE ON LOVE?
Peri: ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT IT?
Zara: WE HAVE LOVE. WE HAVE LOVE WHEN THE BILLS ARE PAID, WHEN THERE'S FOOD IN THE FRIDGE, WHEN THEY TURN THE HEAT BACK ON.
Peri: MAYBE YOU THINK THAT'S LOVE. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. BUT I... I NEED SOMETHING MORE.
Zara: I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. I'M DOING THE BEST I KNOW HOW TO DO.
Peri: MAYBE WE WERE JUST NEVER MEANT TO BE.
Zara: I'D LIKE TO THINK WE HAD SOMETHING GOOD ONCE UPON A TIME. BEFORE IT ALL GOT SO COMPLICATED.
Peri: WE DID. ONCE. PEOPLE CHANGE, ZEE. I JUST DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU ANYMORE. I'M SORRY.
Zara: IS THAT IT, THEN? YOU WON'T EVEN LET ME TRY?
Peri: I -- ONCE MORE, ZEE. ONCE MORE. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.
Zara: I'LL QUIT IF IT'S WHAT YOU WANT. I'LL GET A NINE TO FIVE. NO MORE OVERTIME. IT'LL BE HARD, BUT-- BUT IT WAS HARD BACK WHEN WE STARTED, WASN'T IT? AND WE MADE IT.
Peri: WE DID. AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. I KNOW WE CAN, IF WE BOTH GIVE OUR ALL. ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR THIS? IF YOU ARE -- YOU KNOW I STILL LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL. I JUST NEED THIS CHANGE.
Zara: I DON'T KNOW, PERI. I REALLY DON'T, BUT I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. FOR US. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR US ALL ALONG.
Peri: SHALL WE GIVE IT ONE LAST TRY, THEN? FOR US? FOR WHAT WE USED TO HAVE TOGETHER?
Zara: NOT FOR WHAT WE USED TO HAVE. FOR WHAT WE -STILL- HAVE.
Peri: FOR WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE.
Zara: LET'S TRY. MAYBE WE CAN GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
Peri: I BELIEVE WE CAN. I REALLY DO.
Mimi: *sobs* This is so beautiful.
Zara: ...okay, now that I've returned long enough to have a marital dispute, I'm going to go to get lunch.
Peri: ...lovely. :D Food is good. Eat well. <3
Zara: I LOVE YOU, PERI.
Peri: I LOVE YOU, TOO, ZARATHUSTRA.
Zara: <3333
Peri: <3333333333!!1 That was amazingly strange in that spur-of-the-moment way.
Zara: ...very much so. XD
In other news, Zara and Peri are win. Just so's you guys know.
Peri: -- ...Zee, you're so mean to me.
Zara: ....I love you, Perimortem.
Peri: ....I love you, too. ;__; But I'M IN AN ABUSIVE FRIENDSHIP.
Zara: I'LL CHANGE. IT'LL BE DIFFERENT NEXT TIME
Peri: YOU SAID THAT THE LAST FORTY-TWO TIMES, ZEE. AND LOOK WHAT IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO. YOU, ME, AND THE EXCESSIVE CAPS AND HYPHENS.
Zara: I KNOW, PERI, BUT I MEAN IT THIS TIME.
Peri: ...DO YOU REALLY /REALLY/?
Zara: REALLY, I DO. AND I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S GOT TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING.
Peri: WILL YOU PROMISE TO COME HOME IN TIME FOR DINNER?
Zara: OF COURSE. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS TRY. IT'S JUST THAT WORK-
Peri: --WORK. I KNOW. ALWAYS WITH THE BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE. BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO STAND UP TO YOUR BOSS, ZEE.
Zara: --I CAN'T LOSE THIS JOB. YOU KNOW I CAN'T. OR ELSE I'LL BE HOME FOR DINNER BUT WE'LL HAVE NO FOOD.
Peri: DO YOU REMEMBER OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING, ZEE? JUST YOU, ME, AND A STRIP OF TOFURKEY BACON. WE WERE POOR, THEN, BUT WE HAD /EACH OTHER/. ;__; I WANT TO GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS.
Zara: DO YOU? DO YOU REALLY? WE WERE COLD, PERI. COLD AND HUNGRY. I'M TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY YOU NOW.
Peri: MAYBE I DON'T WANT YOU TO "DO RIGHT BY ME." MAYBE I WANT TO RUN AWAY TO BERMUDA WITH YOU AND A SUITCASE FULL OF TACKY HAWAIIAN SHIRTS. EVER THOUGHT OF THAT?
Zara: .....NO.
Peri: ... WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD.
Zara: YOU NEVER TOLD ME. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN YOU NEVER TELL ME ANYTHING?
Peri: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU ANYTHING WHEN YOU'RE NEVER AROUND?!
Zara: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND WHEN I'M SUPPORTING US?
Peri: DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M SO MATERIALISTIC THAT I'D RATHER HAVE /MONEY/ THAN /YOU/?
Zara: ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LIVE ON LOVE?
Peri: ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT IT?
Zara: WE HAVE LOVE. WE HAVE LOVE WHEN THE BILLS ARE PAID, WHEN THERE'S FOOD IN THE FRIDGE, WHEN THEY TURN THE HEAT BACK ON.
Peri: MAYBE YOU THINK THAT'S LOVE. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. BUT I... I NEED SOMETHING MORE.
Zara: I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. I'M DOING THE BEST I KNOW HOW TO DO.
Peri: MAYBE WE WERE JUST NEVER MEANT TO BE.
Zara: I'D LIKE TO THINK WE HAD SOMETHING GOOD ONCE UPON A TIME. BEFORE IT ALL GOT SO COMPLICATED.
Peri: WE DID. ONCE. PEOPLE CHANGE, ZEE. I JUST DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU ANYMORE. I'M SORRY.
Zara: IS THAT IT, THEN? YOU WON'T EVEN LET ME TRY?
Peri: I -- ONCE MORE, ZEE. ONCE MORE. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.
Zara: I'LL QUIT IF IT'S WHAT YOU WANT. I'LL GET A NINE TO FIVE. NO MORE OVERTIME. IT'LL BE HARD, BUT-- BUT IT WAS HARD BACK WHEN WE STARTED, WASN'T IT? AND WE MADE IT.
Peri: WE DID. AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. I KNOW WE CAN, IF WE BOTH GIVE OUR ALL. ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR THIS? IF YOU ARE -- YOU KNOW I STILL LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL. I JUST NEED THIS CHANGE.
Zara: I DON'T KNOW, PERI. I REALLY DON'T, BUT I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. FOR US. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR US ALL ALONG.
Peri: SHALL WE GIVE IT ONE LAST TRY, THEN? FOR US? FOR WHAT WE USED TO HAVE TOGETHER?
Zara: NOT FOR WHAT WE USED TO HAVE. FOR WHAT WE -STILL- HAVE.
Peri: FOR WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE.
Zara: LET'S TRY. MAYBE WE CAN GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
Peri: I BELIEVE WE CAN. I REALLY DO.
Mimi: *sobs* This is so beautiful.
Zara: ...okay, now that I've returned long enough to have a marital dispute, I'm going to go to get lunch.
Peri: ...lovely. :D Food is good. Eat well. <3
Zara: I LOVE YOU, PERI.
Peri: I LOVE YOU, TOO, ZARATHUSTRA.
Zara: <3333
Peri: <3333333333!!1 That was amazingly strange in that spur-of-the-moment way.
Zara: ...very much so. XD