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It was Friday, and I was on the couch watching Pawn Stars when I felt the phone vibrate. I checked it, obviously. A notification from the Internet Co group chat that isn’t Una showing off her adopt me pets that none of us care about, huh. A party. In one hour?! Why did CUL not tell me this earlier? Hey, I needed to get ready, and NOW.
So I left the couch and spent the entire hour just doing my hair and makeup - heavy eyeliner and smoky eyeshadow, as usual. My clothes were an afterthought, just the same band gear I always wear. Absentmindedly, I looked at my phone to call GUMI to give me a ride- wait. Was it 9:00 pm already? Now I have to call her.
I frantically pressed the button to call her and waited.
…
She picked up. “Hello?”
“Yes, it’s me, Lily. Can you take me to the party?”
“Say the magic word.”
“Now.”
“….fine. I’ll be there in like 10 minutes.”
“Cool. See ya.” And that is where I hung up.
Oh. Huh. GUMI’s car. And GUMI.
“Hi!” she talked with enthusiasm. “I saved the front for you.”
“Neat.” I said back, and buckled up. That car had good air fresheners.
The ride was fine, but Galaco and Rosa were arguing about the pronunciation of Siobhan.
“No, it is pronounced ‘SIGH-ob-han’, dummy!”
“But it makes sense for it to be ‘SHOE-bun’!”
“It doesn’t but OK.”
“SHUT UP,” I was fed up with it. Rosa started crying.
We were all so caught up that GUMI had to announce to us“we’re here!” We left the car and went in.
When we entered, CUL had mentioned that we were the last people to arrive, despite not everybody being here. Galaco had mentioned this to her, and we got our explanation straight from CUL herself.
“Kokone is looking after Ryuto and Una, Koto ditched and Akari was busy.”
That still leaves one person, so I said “what about-“ and then heard retching coming from the bathroom.
“Is Gakupo gonna be like that all night?” GUMI asked me. She’s so thoughtful, caring about that chud so much.
“I dunno, I’m not him.” I was right. I was not him.
I downed a couple of beers. it was fun.
Karaoke started, and CUL was nice enough to let me go first. I then proceeded to sing the worst singing I think I have ever done. Then it was GUMI, who sounded like an angel, like always. Then a duet from the Kotonoyas. They were fine, as they usually- he’s back?!?! HE ASKED?! “CUL, may I request to sing next?” He didn’t seem to have any balance in his posture. He was out of breath. He was paler than I think I have ever seen him. There was still vomit on his chin. Why does he think that this is a good idea?
She replied“are you sure? You don’t seem up for it.” as any reasonable person would.
“I can assure you, I will be fine. It is a good stamina exercise.”
“No. Jesus Christ… are you trying to collapse?”
So then I think Yukari sung next…? I don’t know. I woke up in GUMI’s car and then slept more in her house.