alone as you walk through a crowd and it's awkward like nobody sees

[in_starvation]

[Back home, Jessica finds herself getting used to stares. People staring at her pale skin, her red hair, her body. It's not until later does she realize that people aren't staring at her body as so much as something that is projected by her body. One of the customers at Fangtasia told her that she had a "very special aura" that's "very distinct for

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[mightstealyrcar]

[Matt might have something to say about the staring, if he knew what J thought of it. She's gorgeous, obviously, so much that he still finds it weird and a little awe-inspiring that she likes him. Of course people are gonna stare at her.

He finds her by Malcolm, circling nearby, chasing moths; and he climbs to the top of the ladder, and pauses, not sure if she wants company or not.]

J?

[in_starvation]

[Jessica looks up.]

Matt.

[She gestures with her hand, a clear "come here" wave.]

Just looking at the stars.

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[He climbs the rest of the way up, debates lighting one of his precious few remaining cigarettes, and decides not to.]

They're not like the ones at home. I wonder why.

[in_starvation]

Yeah, I don't know either. No wonder why I couldn't find the Big Dipper.

[She giggles at her own joke.]

How was your day?