Altair: You’re right. I’m sorry.

Sirius: Will you actually talk to me now?

Altair: [quiet] I still don’t want to.

Sirius: It’s not going to just go away because you refuse to talk about it.

Altair: I know that. I do. There are so many things about this that are complicated… and messy. 

Sirius: It doesn’t have to be.

Altair: How can you even say that? 

Altair: Put what off exactly?

Sirius: An actual conversation about our relationship.

Altair: What relationship? This? It’s not a relationship. So there we have it. There’s nothing to talk about.

Sirius: Call it what you want Altair, but it’s been over a year. I think we’re a little past the point of this being casual. 

Altair: Maybe it should stop being anything all together then.

Sirius: If that’s how you feel then I’ll walk you to the station and we can be done here. Is that what you want?

Altair: [pouting] No…

Sirius: Then don’t say things you don’t mean just to be hurtful. It’s not going to get you anywhere.

Sirius: Hold on for a minute. You can’t just keep brushing me off like that.

Altair: So what, you want to have a serious conversation in the middle of a snowstorm?

Sirius: Maybe the possibility of freezing to death will make you more sensible.

Altair: You’re insufferable. 

Sirius: How long are you going to put this off?

Altair: I don’t see the point in talking about it anymore.

Sirius: Why not? It would be nice to see you more than once a week.

Altair: It’s a two-hour train ride between Walnutburg and Peanut Brittle Bay… 

Sirius: You could always move here. 

Altair: It’s not going to happen.

Sirius: Why not?

Altair: … We should really get inside. It seems like the wind is picking up more.

Sirius: I’m starting to think you only exist on Friday’s between 10 and 6.

Altair: Hmm…That’s because I spend the rest of the time fighting crime as Super Llama Girl. Shh. Don’t tell anyone.

Sirius: Why would Super Llama Girl always be free on Friday nights? I would think that would be the prime time for criminal activity. 

Altair: You would know, wouldn’t you?

Sirius: That’s hurtful.

Altair: You ruined my joke. It makes me salty.

Sirius: You’re not salty, you’re deflecting. 

But I didn’t think I would actually start to like him.

Sirius: What’s that face for?

Altair: I’m making a face?

Sirius: You make this face whenever you have something on your mind. Your nose crinkles and your bite the inside of your lip. It’s cute.

Altair: Hmm. I never knew.

Sirius: So are you going to tell me what you’re thinking about?

Altair: Maybe someday… but not right now.

There’s no way this ends well… so someone, please tell me, why do I want it anyway?

I should know better by now.

Altair: [lauging uncontrollably]

Sirius: I think someone has had a little too much juice.

Altair: I’m not juiced. You’re juiced.

Sirius: Do you even what you’re laughing about anymore?

Altair: Your nose… it’s round. Like a button. I just want to poke it.