requiemed | pc catchall for nonon (symphonise)

We're dealing with it as much as we can.

[ She points her fork at her. ]

Boys are dumb, Guitar Girl. As cute as they can be, you're better just by virtue of being you. Don't ever forget that.

I bet you’re going to kick some serious alien butt no matter how this competition goes.

[She doesn’t laugh again, but the smile she wears is amused.]

Right. I’ll just choose to be lonely forever because I’m better than every boy.

[ Her grin is razor sharp. ]

Coming here was for extra security, extra insurance, but we'll take them down one way or another.

[ She waves her fork like it's a baton and closes her fingers and thumb on her left hand. ]

You have to find a boy who knows you're better than him and thinks you're the world. Don't settle for anything less.

[ ALL WOMEN* ARE QUEENS, ZOE.

*who aren't annoying and stupid ]

That's what I like to hear.

[Even if her next words get a smirk.]

Right, yeah. I'll just lord that over him forever until he resents me and we have a totally functional, happy relationship. Besides... I get the feeling Evan already thinks, like, every person on the planet is better than him. He doesn't know how much he's given me.

[ She rolls her eyes. ]

Did I say anything about you not treating them like the world either? Just because they're nice... That's not enough. Don't settle for anything less than the best for you. If they don't make you feel like you can take on the world, what's the point?

Whoever Evan is needs more confidence.

You definitely said to remember I'm better than them, which would imply some kind of inherent inequality.

[She nods.]

Oh, yeah, he definitely does. He looked like he might start crying the first time I kissed him.

I mean, yeah, but boys are dumb. They won't notice it until you hit them over the head with it.

[ Inequality from either side. ]

.... You need to pick them better.

[ crying the first time he got kissed??? why ]

...That’s fair. Boys are definitely dumb.

[She shrugs.]

To be fair, it was kind of an emotional night for both of us.

What happened?

...I don’t mind telling you, but it isn’t a happy story. Just so you know.

I won't push you for it, but I've heard my fair share of sad stories.

Like I said, I don’t mind talking about it.

[In fact, it feels strange to her that so many people here don’t know, given how much it impacted the way people saw her back home.]

The first thing you need to know for this story is... Before he died, my brother and I weren’t on good terms at all.

... I'm sorry.

[ Even if Zoe doesn't mind talking about it, this is still kind of an awkward topic. ]

How does your maybe boyfriend connect to this?

Maybe boyfriend is a good descriptor.

[Either way, she doesn't comment on that sorry.]

They were best friends, and he reminded me of a lot of things about my brother and how kind he could be. Anyways, we had this memorial assembly for him at school, and Evan gave this... really, really beautiful speech.

It was that touching, huh?

[ Enough to earn a kiss. ]

It sounds like it helped you both grieve.

Yeah. He talked about how... my brother had found him after he fell out of a tree and broke his arm, and drove him to the hospital.

[She shifts not quite uncomfortably, pausing.]

It'd been so long since I'd heard him say or do anything nice, you know? Like I said, we weren't close at all. But - it reminded me of what I loved about him, back when we were younger. That's why.

He brought you closer to your brother. I get it.

[ She doesn't quite get it because Nonon's an only child, but she gets how that helped Zoe. ]

I guess he's not totally terrible.

[A soft laugh.]

I get the feeling that you have pretty high standards.

The highest. I am for the top.

[ Even if some of her choices here make that questionable. ]

Then, is there anyone here you feel that way about, or is it just that girl?

No. I'm in love with Satsuki, so I could never consider it, but...

[ She shrugs. ]

It's not like I haven't thought some people were attractive.

[ She's still an 18 year old girl. ]

[Perks up!!]

Ooh. Come on, you gotta spill.

You'd have to be blind and deaf to not think Mizuki is beautiful.

[ That's a fact as far as Nonon's concerned. ]

I have no feasible way to argue that, and I wouldn’t want to even if I did.

[Sometimes her taste is fine, maybe.]

One way or the other, you'd be silly to, but at least we both have taste.

[ A beat. ]

Love is cute, too.

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