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Scene 37: Engaging Mess
Libra (College me): Hang on, you didn’t date anyone *at all*? Lark (20s me): I don’t think so. Things never really clicked for me romantically. Mom (present me): Hello girls. Mind if I join you? Libra: Lark says she didn’t date anyone *at all*. Mom: That sounds about right. Her finding a partner was the…
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Scene 36: The Dream Scenario
Lark (20s me): Mom! Mom (Present me): What’s up, Lark? You look upset. Lark: Yeah I’m upset! You started talking about relationships without me! Investigating the “we’re single” angle was my idea, after all. Mom (laughing): I suppose that’s true. Let’s make up for lost time then. What’s on your mind? Lark: Libra told me…
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Scene 35: Kind of Flirting
Libra (College me): Hey Mom, can I bug you about something? Mom (Present me): Of course, Daphne. What’s on your mind? Libra: Well… I’ve seen you flirting with other trans women online… Mom (worried): Whoa, whoa! Let’s not give anyone the wrong idea — some of those trans women are reading this, you know. Libra:…
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Scene 34: The Magic Butterfly
Mom (Present me): Hello Lark. Lark (20s me): Hey Mom. Mom: Is that a butterfly necklace around your neck? Lark: Yeah! I think it looks cute. Mom (confused): Sure it’s cute, but I don’t own a butterfly necklace. I own a fairy necklace, but that’s definitely not my fairy necklace. Lark: Oh yeah, it’s not…
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Scene 33: Empathy
Mom (Present me): Okay girls, are we ready to talk about politics a little more? Libra (College me): As ready as I’ll ever be, I guess. Bloom (High school me): I think we were talking about systemic oppression? Lark (20s me): Yes, and how we tried to avoid contributing to those systems. Mom: Yup, that’s…
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Scene 32: Political Timeline
Mom (Present me): Okay girls, I guess this was inevitable. It’s time to talk about politics. Bloom (High school me): What’s wrong with talking about politics? Libra (College me): Were we avoiding the subject? We’re all reasonable people here. Lark (20s me): Sure, but I get it, there’s only so much we can gripe about…
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Scene 31: Social Armor
Lark (20s me): So we’re investigating our relationships with other people? Mom (Present me): Yeah, it felt… Important. Lark: Fair enough, I guess. Thanks for letting me tag along with you, by the way. Mom: I’m just doing some shopping… It’s not that exciting. Lark: It doesn’t matter what you’re doing! I’m just happy we’re…
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Extra Scene 4: Trans Day of Visibility 2023
(Bloom sits cross-legged, quietly reading a book. A white bird with pastel pink streaks running down either side of their body and sky blue wings is perched on her shoulder, reading along as well. Lark approaches from elsewhere.) Lark (20s me): Hey Bloom. Bloom (High school me): Hi Lark! Lark: Is there a bird on…
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Scene 30: Every Time
(I’m sitting at a computer, typing away. Libra arrives from elsewhere and watches me, deciding not to engage quite yet. She watches as I stop typing and read back over what I wrote. After a moment I tweak a passage, and then another. A minute goes by. Two minutes. Finally Libra speaks up.) Libra (College…
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Scene 29: Changing Hobbies
(Libra is sitting at a computer, gaming furiously.) Libra (College me): Jump, double dash, bounce… Crap! Mom (Present me): Hey Daphne… Libra: Hang on… Jump, double dash, bounce, dash… Darn it! Mom: Having trouble? Libra: I’ll get it eventually! Mom (smiling): Of course. You can do this. Libra (deadpan): Ha ha. Actually, let me pause…