AUDIENCE FOR: Rupert

[guestservices]

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[guestservices]

I read your file. All the s— shit you had to go through in that school.

[agleam]

Okay, but - that wasn't the fault of any one person, so...

[after a second, he shrugs.]

I know that not everyone is trustworthy. And I know that it can be dangerous to trust people too easily, too. But... If I stopped thinking that there are people out there worth fighting for and caring about, then I've lost the most important thing that I still have.

[disgusting]

[guestservices]

...tch. Don't let me change your mind, then, if you're so set in your ways!

[agleam]

I... wasn't planning on it! But thanks?

[guestservices]

[they make vague grumbling noises.]

[agleam]

Can I ask you something...?

[guestservices]

What.

[agleam]

Are you, like, just going to always be angry at me no matter what I say?

[rupert be nice]

[guestservices]

Who the fuck said I'm angry.

[hello?]

This is just how I talk.

[agleam]

Oh.

[a beat]

Ohhhh, so this is just normal for you...

[guestservices]

[stares at him]

[agleam]

Good to know!

[guestservices]

...tch!

[agleam]

[he laughs a little bit]

Yeah, yeah, tch to you too.

[guestservices]

ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME?!

[the words themselves would sound angry but the tone of voice is like. a cross between >T and D: ]

[agleam]

—I'm laughing with you?!

[they weren't laughing though]

[guestservices]

I wasn't fucking laughing!

[agleam]

Okay, well - I wasn't laughing at you, it was just funny!

[what does that even mean]

[guestservices]

[stares at him suspiciously








or i mean maybe they're blinking, it's impossible to tell with the veil, but their face is turned toward rupert at least.]

[agleam]

...I can't tell what you're thinking because I can't see your face.

[guestservices]

Too bad. That is your problem.

[they give a little huff.]

Do you need anything else? If not, I'm leaving.