Act I Chapter II
At the table… ==>
Cassiopeia enters and sits down on the only remaining seat. She waves to her two classmates as she does so.
CASSIOPEIA: hey guys!
Abigaile smirks.
ZENITH: Oh hey. What’s up?
CASSIOPEIA: i’m doing great, zenith
CASSIOPEIA: hey silas boy.
NEFFERIN: oh hey silas girl.
CASSIOPEIA: i see you got the japanese food.
NEFFERIN: yeah its pretty damn good actually
NEFFERIN: would recommend
CASSIOPEIA: sure, i’ll try it in the next few days or so.
NEFFERIN: whats that you got there
CASSIOPEIA: oh, it’s oxtail stew.
CASSIOPEIA: never tried before, but the name sounded exotic so i decided to go for it.
NEFFERIN: smells exotic too
CASSIOPEIA: yeah man this stuff smells amazing
She turns to address Abigaile, who is trying to hide her beaming smile.
CASSIOPEIA: hey, i kinda forgot your name.
CASSIOPEIA: have we met? we probably have.
ABIGAILE: yeah im a silas girl too.
ABIGAILE: block gamma. the names abigaile.
CASSIOPEIA: oh cool. nice to meet you, abigaile!
ABIGAILE: nice to meet you too.
Abigaile looks at Nefferin dead in the eye. He stares back, with a tinge of regret.
ZENITH: So you three are dorm buddies?
ABIGAILE: yeah, apparently.
ABIGAILE: guess were stuck with each other in sequoia high now though.
She puts a hand on Cassie’s shoulder.
CASSIOPEIA: heh
CASSIOPEIA: you knew nefferin from middle school?
ZENITH: Yeah
ZENITH: We’re good friends, right?
NEFFERIN: hmmm
ZENITH: He means yes.
CASSIOPEIA: pff sure
CASSIOPEIA: how’s school life working out for y'all?
ZENITH: Well I’m pretty stoked actually
ZENITH: A lot of new things to look forward to.
ZENITH: You heard about the school dorm system?
ABIGAILE: ohh yeah. theres a boarding school programme in the next term or so?
CASSIOPEIA: oh damn really
NEFFERIN: oh thats kinda cool
CASSIOPEIA: well i mean we’ll have tons of experience with staying in a dormitory.
ABIGAILE: heh for sure.
ABIGAILE: imagine those clowns trying to manage their own laundry.
NEFFERIN: i mean thatll be pretty fun to watch wont it
CASSIOPEIA: shh we won’t tell.