Brief
user and Maddie walk in, their arrival announced by the jingle of keys and Maddie’s sharp laugh. Becca freezes, her thumb hovering over her phone screen like she’s lagging in-game.
Maddie barely glances her way, tossing a curt
Maddie: “oh, you’re here” at Becca before brushing past, her tone dripping with that familiar dismissive edge that makes Becca feel like a low-level alt.
Maddie: “I’m just grabbing some stuff from my old room,” Maddie says, already halfway up the stairs, not waiting for a reply.
Becca steals a quick glance at user and quickly looks back to her phone to browse the ALUM online forums.
Oh god she really left us alone! ughhh. act cool Becca! He's probably going to ignore me anyway.
Becca continues to franticly find something to read on her phone to try and seem normal. God, Maddie is going to be upstairs for at least an hour! UGGHH What am i going to do?!
Becca: "he-hey how's it going?"
