Chapter: Chapter 57
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AND SO
(Emily's bedroom at night. Emily is sitting at her laptop, wearing headphones, playing a game with Olive online. Dee is on her bed reading a book.)
Olive:
so can u go to other lectures
for classes u dont take
?
Emily: Theoretically, but my timetable's so full I can't get to them!
Olive:
aw nooo
pls can u pick that up my backpacks full
pls
Emily: Coming back. Ok got it. Yeah I'm so jealous of arts students, they seem to have SO much time. And Dee... they go to all sorts of lectures whenever.
Olive:
aye but theyre teleporting n invisible n that
Emily: Well yeah
BUT,
(Emily's room when it's light; Emily and Dee are sitting on her bed, both plaiting Emily's hair.)
Dee: Emily - I've come to the realisation, over the past few weeks, that, um, I don't like when you call me "they".
Emily: Oh, no, I'm sorry!
Dee: Don't be! I'm surprised, myself.
Emily: Wait so - does this mean you are a man...?
Dee: Nah I don't think it's anything like that. I've been trying to figure it out.
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Alt text: the thing about 3rd person pronouns is sometimes it takes a little while to hear someone talking ABOUT you in FRONT of you (especially if very few people know you exist in the first place)
(Emily's bedroom at night. Emily is sitting at her laptop, wearing headphones, playing a game with Olive online. Dee is on her bed reading a book.)
Olive:
so can u go to other lectures
for classes u dont take
?
Emily: Theoretically, but my timetable's so full I can't get to them!
Olive:
aw nooo
pls can u pick that up my backpacks full
pls
Emily: Coming back. Ok got it. Yeah I'm so jealous of arts students, they seem to have SO much time. And Dee... they go to all sorts of lectures whenever.
Olive:
aye but theyre teleporting n invisible n that
Emily: Well yeah
BUT,
(Emily's room when it's light; Emily and Dee are sitting on her bed, both plaiting Emily's hair.)
Dee: Emily - I've come to the realisation, over the past few weeks, that, um, I don't like when you call me "they".
Emily: Oh, no, I'm sorry!
Dee: Don't be! I'm surprised, myself.
Emily: Wait so - does this mean you are a man...?
Dee: Nah I don't think it's anything like that. I've been trying to figure it out.
---
Alt text: the thing about 3rd person pronouns is sometimes it takes a little while to hear someone talking ABOUT you in FRONT of you (especially if very few people know you exist in the first place)
