Room 317- Saturday morning

[notconflicted]

Sia sat in her room, sitting in front of the bay window she'd totally always had, gazing outside and looking pensive.

Her life was finally going right! She'd gotten treatment to remove her evil, blackmailing personality Mia from her brain, she was studying to be a doctor, and everything seemed right in her world. But she couldn't shake the

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[craftyladyparts]

Howie Solo-Stark was out and about early this morning and he couldn't resist checking in on his best friend. "Hey, Sia," he said, adjusting the baseball cap that made it clear that he was a boy. "How's the medical studying going?"

[notconflicted]

"It's going good," Mia said with a deceptive smile. "How are you? Any deep personal secrets you want to share?"

[craftyladyparts]

"I have these compromising photos of me with an up and coming pop star after his recent concert," Howie said, pulling up that album on his phone. "But that's it right now."

[notconflicted]

"Could you send those to me?" Mia asked. "I'd like to use them for my phone wallpaper."

Not suspicious at all!

[craftyladyparts]

"Only because you're my bestie, Sia, and I trust you won't misuse them at all," Howie said.

[notconflicted]

"I never would do anything to hurt you, Howie," Mia said. "You know how long I yearned to regain everyone's trust after my villainous split personality Mia ruined my life and those of everyone around me."

[craftyladyparts]

"Don't say that name. I don't even want to hear it. Not after... the incident," Howie pleaded.

[notconflicted]

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to remind you of how she- how I completely ruined your life," Mia said. "Oh, I have so much repenting to do!"

[craftyladyparts]

"No, Sia, don't put it on yourself. You weren't you, you were her," Howie said. "People understand."

[notconflicted]

"That's right. I was her," Mia said, a far away look in her eyes. "You really think everyone's forgiven me? Everyone?"

[craftyladyparts]

"Yeah, of course," Howie lied. Look, he loved his cousin Sia, but if she embarrassed herself badly enough, that was one Skywalker heiress he wouldn't have to handle more personally down the line. "Would I ever lie to you?"

[notconflicted]

"No, never," Mia said. "And I'd especially never lie to you. We're in this together."

Whatever 'this' was.

[craftyladyparts]

"That's why we have these friendship bracelets," Howie said, holding his wrist up. It even said 'BFF'. Wasn't that adorable?

It would make the inevitable betrayal so much worse.

[notconflicted]

Mia held up her wrist, grateful to see that yes, it was actually on.

"I'm so glad I have you in my life, Howie," Mia said.

[craftyladyparts]

"I really don't know what I'd do without you, Sia," Howie said. "Well, besides not get into weird life and death situations. But that would be boring."

[notconflicted]

"There's nothing wrong with a couple life and death situations," Mia said. "Keeps the heart beating."