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[axemeaquestion]

[If anyone's familiar with their English electronic bands, you might recognize the song playing faintly in the ambience. There's shuffling and fumbling in between until someone finally speaks.]

So. [Quiet again. Rochelle's not sounding quite like herself today. As she went on she just seemed tired, quiet, and a little blue. It was a blue she was

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voice;

[topslug]

I could use something like that, yeah.

[ Beat. ]

You all right, Rochelle?

voice;

[axemeaquestion]

[Long time no hear, Yako! Hearing a familiar friend actually helps.]

You too, baby?

[A beat back. She's not sure how to word it.]

I've been better.

voice;

[topslug]

[ Well, she's been otherwise occupied. Life's gotten a lot more complicated. ]

I wouldn't mind getting a chance to unwind. [ And that last answer says more than Rochelle thinks. ]

Hey, you know me. I'm always up for some cheesecake. If you want to meet up somewhere and catch up... [ She trails off, leaving the offer open. ]

voice;

[axemeaquestion]

[Yeah, well. Hearing her friends sitting in the front seat sitting in the back seat was comforting, nonetheless.]

Been busy...? [It's a distracted question, slightly. Rochelle would have been genuinely more curious if it were normal circumstances, but fuck it. But to be fair, it gave her ANYTHING else to talk about...]

That... sounds a whole lot better than I thought it would be. I'd like that.

[voice]

[deceptive_lulz]

[Thanks to Claire, Sarina actually knows what a girl's night out is.]

What happened? Did someone try to hurt you? Hahaha?

[Because she'll fuck them up, Rochelle. SHE WILL.]

[voice] i swear to god "sabrina" is becoming a typo now somehow

[axemeaquestion]

[OHHH JEEZ. As pissed as Ro is at the man in question, she wouldn't... actually? Go fuck him up. She doesn't give a shit right now.

Okay not really, but. She's pissed at the assclown right now, okay?]

Hey, Sarina.

It's drama. Damn bullshit drama, but. Don't worry. Nobody's attacked me or anything. [Actually, that's kinda sweet of Sarina to ask in, like, a weird way.]

[voice] Sarina: The Teenaged (but not really) Bitch (yea)

[deceptive_lulz]

Oh.

[She just didn't want to be a shitty friend if someone was trying to kill her again. :(]

Hahaha -- I don't know anything about drama, but if you want I can make some time for you.

[voice] i c wat u did. at least I'm not typoing "Selena" anymore cuz I saw 28 Days Later too much.

[axemeaquestion]

[Nah. Rochelle didn't see Sarina as a shitty friend in the first place, so it would have been okay even if that actually happened.

... Not the trying to get killed, but the thing with Sarina. Yeah.]

Guy drama, to be specific. [Though she wasn't 100% certain Sarina might get it, but they were talking about love and Hallmark cards before, right? It also helped just to talk about it, in the first place.] I'd honestly appreciate it if you did. And wanted to. [Weak laugh.] Help a sister out, right?

[HEH. HEH. ... WELL. IT WAS FUNNY TO HER.]

voice;

[herausgesucht]

What sort of cheesecake?

voice;

[axemeaquestion]

Mm... that's a hard one. [There was a hint of a tired smile to her voice.] I'm a chocolate cheesecake woman, myself.

voice;

[herausgesucht]

My favorite is strawberry cheesecake, but the important thing is that it's cheesecake.

voice;

[axemeaquestion]

Ohhhh, lord. I love strawberry cheesecake too, now I can't pick.

But I'm with you. If 'cheese' and 'cake' are together, I want it.

[Video]

[meteor_heart]

A night out? Ooh it feels like it's been forever.

[Video]

[axemeaquestion]

... [Alright, as pissed as she's been? This comment gets a chuckle out of her.]

Man, maybe I spoke too soon. If we get all the women in this city that need a night out together, I'm gonna need a couple of buses.

[Video]

[meteor_heart]

Ha. No place in the city would be able to handle us all together. We're too powerful a force for that. [She grins widely.] I'm Tifa.

[Video]

[axemeaquestion]

Uh-huh. That's right. [A little laugh.] Rochelle.

[ video; private; much much later ]

[leading3men]

[ Wow, Rochelle and Nick posting around the same time. She's getting a little idea what might have happened, but she's at a stage of Not Giving a Fuck. ]

I'm sorry but I don't think I can make it to your girls' night out. Maybe later.

[ As in, maybe a couple of years later. ]

[ video; private; much much later ] EDITS. EDITS EVERYWHERE.

[axemeaquestion]

[Yeah, Rochelle saw that. Obviously not the filtered part. No suprise Nick would make a similar post, she guessed. Ass.

But this wasn't Ro's first rodeo, and as angry as she felt about the whole damn thing knew it wasn't the worst thing that could happen to somebody. Knew it'd be fine soon enough. And hearing from Zoey after what she read the news feed? Rochelle jumped right into big sister mode.]

Hey, Zoey... don't worry about it. We can have another girl's night out, you and me, sweetie. [Beat.] I'll bring ice cream and we can make fun of those crappy horror movies you like.

[leading3men]

Yeah, sure. Things are just a little hectic right now. I'll bring the beer. Or soda. Whichever.

[ Zoey: Master of Understatement. ]

[axemeaquestion]

Uh, yeah, I noticed that. I saw the news feed. [No sarcasm meant, but you DID make the understatement of the year there, sweetie.] Just tell me when, okay?