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It was finally the weekend and the perky technical analyst with her two pink ponytails bounced over to the girls' desks and invited them over for 'Girls' Night'. Garcia suggested this time's theme would be the trend she has been seeing on social media called 'Candy Salad Trauma Dump'.
As JJ and Emily got ready for bed, they chatted about miscellaneous things like Reid's weird sock combo the week. "Hey Em, what candy you gonna bring tomorrow? We might need to go shopping in the morning." JJ asked as she slipped under the sheets, mentally going through their to-do list over the weekend.
"Hmm, no idea," The brunette responded, toweling her damp hair after her shower. "I guess whatever is fine." She hadn't planned anything only that making JJ pick for her when the time came, she wasn't picky at all.
"Come on, get something you like. What's the point if you get something you won't eat? It would just be a waste of food." The media liaison put her phone aside on the bedside table to focus on their conversation. "What's your favorite candy or chocolate?"
"I don't have a favorite candy or chocolate. I wasn't allowed any when I was younger, so I never thought about it." Emily replied nonchalantly. " What?!" JJ wasn't sure if she believed her ears. "It's true." The brunette confirmed as she got into bed next to the blonde.
"Mother forbade a lot of food like anything fried or snacks with any additives or candy. She always made sure to remind me to watch my diet and my figure, made sure I was presentable to her acquaintances. Never really had a choice..."
"Emily that is called being controlled. She is controlling your food consumption which is not healthy. I'm surprised you don't have an eating disorder by now. That's called trauma." JJ was agasped.
"Yeah, but it's not that bad." She gaslighted herself. "What do you mean 'It's not that bad'?" Emilly shrugged. "Your whole personality is a trauma response." JJ pointed out, and the brunette rolled her eyes without malice at her girlfriend.
"You need to add that to your list when you play the game tomorrow night." JJ chuckled "However, it's definitely not a competition to have the most amount or severity. But I don't know what Garcia has in mind about how this game works. I guess joking about it is better than scrutinizing and about it just pick a candy tomorrow that you want." Emily smiled at the blonde.
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