Nathaniel: Alyse, for the love of God! Just let her live her life!
Alyse: Shut up Nathaniel! Kaylee, home, now!
Kaylee: And what about Garret? He’s right over-
Alyse: Now!
Kaylee: Jesus, okay. I’m going.
Nathaniel: Alyse, for the love of God! Just let her live her life!
Alyse: Shut up Nathaniel! Kaylee, home, now!
Kaylee: And what about Garret? He’s right over-
Alyse: Now!
Kaylee: Jesus, okay. I’m going.
Alyse: Kaylee, it is after 8 o’clock at night. How many times do I have to tell you your curfew is 8?
Kaylee: Um, this is the first I’ve heard of a curfew? Not even when we lived in the city-
Alyse: Don’t back talk me! Say goodbye, we’re going home.
Kaylee: Is Garret’s surprise curfew 8pm too? Or is it just me who’s being punished here?
Yuki: And how exactly did your mom force you into a dress? Don’t you have free will turned on?
Kaylee: Turned on…? Nevermind, she just made it very…clear to me that if I didn’t wear ‘proper attire’ that I’d be out.
Yuki: Out how?
Kaylee: …Out of the family. She’d disown me. Kick me out. I really don’t know why she’s like this, sure she’s strict with Garret, but not to this extent. He could get caught wasted at a party, knock up a girl, and flunk out of school, and she’d still let him stay at home. But heaven forbid I wear jeans and a sweatshirt to school.
Yuki: That is messed up. I’m glad my parents are too busy travelling the world to try and micromanage my life. It’s just me and Candy at home.
Kaylee: Who’s Candy?
Yuki: My older sister. She’s usually out partying all night, so I don’t really have to deal with her. And speaking of Candy usually being MIA, do you wanna hang out some time?
Alyse: Kaylee Hargrove!
Kaylee: Seriously, why does the sun set so early here man?
Morgan: Whatever, I’m just trying to do my homework. Later.
???: So what’s up with the dress?
Kaylee: What? What do you mean?
???: You never wear dresses. I’ve seen you around school and you’ve always been pretty androgynous. What gives?
Kaylee: Um, I don’t really talk about my choice in fashion with complete strangers.
???: I’m Yuki. People call me Yukes.
Wolfgang: [in the distance] No we don’t!
Yuki: Anyway…what’s with the dress? Where’s the jeans and beanie?
Kaylee: [sigh] My Mom forced me to wear it.
HOLY BEGEEZUS!!! Kaylee can sure do a snooty face just as well as Alyse.
Garret: So Mom’s been telling me to study more, so how about we go down to the coffee shop, get some mochas, and crack open a text book with some people from school?
Kaylee: A mocha is exactly what I need right now! Who are these people though?
Garret: Just some people I’ve met around. They’re pretty cool. Just don’t ever invite them around the house, or the Red-haired Banshee will never let me hear the end of it.
Kaylee: Why? What would Her Royal Bitchiness not approve of?
Garret: They’re just some of the more…alternative people around school. Get in trouble a lot, flaunt the dress code, things like that. [snooty voice] Not at all suitable for the companionship of my precious children!
Kaylee: [laughing] I need to meet these people asap.
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After School
Garret: Hey, Kay. Why so down?
Kaylee: [sigh] It was just a long day, man.
Garret: Nothing the best twin hug in the world can’t fix! Come here.
Kaylee: Thanks Garret. Twin hugs fix everything.
I feel like Alyse got off work early just to make sure Kaylee didn’t change at school.
Alyse: Oh, now that’s lovely. Why can’t you just wear something like that every day?
I hate this I hate this I hate this
Kaylee: I’m gonna be late. Good bye, Mother. Bye Dad!
Alyse: See Nathaniel, that wasn’t so difficult.
Nathaniel: She looks miserable!
Alyse: No, she looks like a respectable young lady, the daughter of a top politician and a- mail technician.
Nathaniel: Don’t start on that again. And besides, shouldn’t you be getting ready to leave as well?
Nathaniel: Morning Allie 😉
Alyse: Not now Nathaniel, Kaylee stop eating and go get ready for school, I want to approve your attire before you leave.
Nathaniel: Alyse, just let her wear what she wants-
Alyse: Stay out of this Nathaniel. Kaylee and I have come to an understanding, so she is going to go get ready and then I am going to approve what she’s wearing.
Kaylee: It’s fine Dad. Mom’s right, we came to an…understanding…about what I wear to school.
Nathaniel: …And what was this understanding?
Kaylee: Just forget about it Dad. I’m gonna get ready now.
Nathaniel: You’re too hard on her. And what is this arrangement you’ve made with your own d- child?
Alyse: Leave it Nathaniel, Kaylee’s just learning that if she wants a place in this house, she needs to follow whatever rules her parents set for her.
Nathaniel: You mean what rules you set for her.
Alyse: Oh, shut up Nathaniel, she’s coming.
Nathaniel: Mornin’ honey!
Kaylee: Dad, could you clean up all these dishes, it’s disgusting in here. I can barely cook in all this stench.
Nathaniel: Your mother hired a maid and told me not to touch anything.
Kaylee: Of course she did.