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A Catgirl's Last Chance for High School Romance - COMPLETE

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[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
 
Changing my vote because I thought about it a little more and I think she would want to avoid giving any evidence of her lie for as long as possible.

[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
 
Voting is now closed! Can't believe y'all are gonna break Jesse's heart.

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Adhoc vote count started by Artificial Girl on Apr 27, 2018 at 2:14 PM, finished with 49 posts and 33 votes.
  • [X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!
    [X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
    [X] Accept. Maybe if you try dating him you'll start to like it and be normal. Maybe feeling like this is what other girls go through, too?
    -[X] When you can't get the words out, just kiss him. That always works in shows for confessions, right?
    [X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!
    -[X] Apologize: Mari kept pestering you until you said his name and then things escalated to here; he doesn't deserve be caught up in this web of lies and deceit.
    [X] Accept. Maybe if you try dating him you'll start to like it and be normal. Maybe feeling like this is what other girls go through, too?
    [X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
    -[X] and run away like your tail is on fire.
    [X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!
    -[X] Apologize: Mari kept pestering you until you said his name and then things escalated to here; he doesn't deserve be caught up in this web of lies and deceit.
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16. With friends like these...
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    Still Tuesday, April 16th

    Jesse's confession hangs in the air and you stare at him, mouth hanging open as you try to process what's happening. Jesse. Just confessed to you. And your brain is misfiring, running through every possible scenario that can come of this. Can you ask for more time? No. No, you can't do that--say yes? But you don't want to say yes and the thought of saying yes makes your stomach drop into the soles of your feet. You like Jesse, he's a nice guy. But.

    Not like that.

    You open your mouth, then close it as the uncomfortable, unhappy silence stretches out a moment later and then you HAVE to reply, have to say SOMETHING. You clench your fists at your side and finally spit something out because staying quiet any longer is going to drive you mad.

    "NO! No, I--I can't! I'm not gonna go out with you, Jesse--!" Jesse's face which was flushed a moment before drains a little as the other cat turns a bit pale. Whether that's relief or anxiety or disappointment you can't really tell. You continue before you can think better.

    "I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I just--I can't. I can't!" You're babbling. Waving your arms to emphasize just how much you cannot at this moment. You feel flush and warm and you want to hide, to shrink down and have the earth swallow you up so people stop staring, so that this never happened and so that you had never opened your stupid, stupid mouth to Mari.

    "Hanako--" Jesse starts to say something and you shake your head before you charge past him and out the door of the school, running as fast as your legs will carry you. You have to get away. Have to get away. Once you're home and safe and don't have to worry about anything you'll be fine. Somehow you manage to get to the train station at a dead sprint and only stop for breath when you're finally sitting on the train with your book bag clutched tightly against your chest. Only then do you vent your anger and frustration and the sheer sick feeling of wrongness that never seems to leave you alone lately and begin to cry. You hide your face against your bag and refuse to look up at anyone, hoping that no one will notice. Of course, they do notice but thankfully no one bothers you and you manage to trudge home from the station without an incident.

    You shoulder the door open and kick your shoes off, leaving them tumbled where they fall instead of taking the time to neatly arrange them.

    "I'm home," you manage to croak out a greeting.

    "Welcome home!" Your dad's voice. Sounds like he's in the kitchen working on dinner. "How was school, Hana-chan?"

    "I don't feel good. I'm gonna lie down." Your hurry past the kitchen, hiding your face and into your bedroom where you can firmly lock the door and shut out the world. Your room is pretty normal, all things considered. There's a bed up against the wall, still not made from last night covered in pale, pastel blankets. A couple bookshelves packed with manga and other books. Your desk where you keep your computer. Closet. A dresser that you have some figurines and other junk on top of. Mirror. Yep. Normal bedroom for a normal teenager.

    But you're not normal and you can't shake that feeling. You crawl under your blankets without bothering to get undressed and burrow there, silently scrolling through some of your internet bookmarks, including a forum where you go to practice your English sometimes called 'Enough Acceleration.' Mostly a bunch of nerds, honestly, but they like to talk about anime and stuff. And it helps you with your English tests. You stay like that, even when your dad knocks gently on the door to ask if you're okay. You shrug him off, making an excuse about feeling tired and sick and just wanting to rest.

    An hour or two passes like this when your phone buzzes.

    It's a message from Mari.

    You hesitate for a moment, then open it. It's almost sickeningly positive.

    "Heeeey, Hana-chan~~~! How'd it go with Jesse today? (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑ "

    You feel sick again.

    What are you supposed to say?

    [ ] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.
    [ ] I HATE YOU! You're so angry you could cry (again). You don't want to talk to her right now AT ALL!
    [ ] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...
     
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    • [X] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...
     
    Ok this is a hard vote, I'm going to say

    [X] I HATE YOU! You're so angry you could cry (again). You don't want to talk to her right now AT ALL!

    But I'm not sure how to react just that a neutral or positive reaction is not happening.
     
    [X] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.

    Cold shoulder might be harsh, but it's better than lying or having a fight over text right now.
     
    [X] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...

    I'm so torn on this vote. I kinda want to not respond, but I do want to communicate that this didn't make us happy. The last thing I want is for this to continue ruining our friendship by not talking to each other.
     
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    [X] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...
    venting can come in a minute for now just talk
     
    [X] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.

    I've been in this sorta space, and yeah, dissociating seems like the "correct" course of action to take. To the point of becoming super absorbed into really weird stuff. (Like forum quests, shit, let's get meta)
     
    [X] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...
     
    Any action other than indignant fury doesn't fit our character at all, in my opinion. She just got trapped into being forced into a ridiculously awkward situation with her friend and had to confront the strange wrong feelings she'd been having yet again thanks to Mari's hijinx. It pisses her off, and she should respond accordingly. A neutral response feels too passive and a passive response is OOC so...

    [X] I HATE YOU! You're so angry you could cry (again). You don't want to talk to her right now AT ALL!
     
    As far as I see it, Hanako is ready to escape. She went home and locked herself in her room to block out the world. It follows the same line of action to ignore everyone who tries to contact us, particularly Mari.

    If write-ins were allowed, I'd actually suggest putting on loud music, watching something she enjoys, and other such activities in an attempt to get out of her head as much as possible.

    Hanako is currently attempting to avoid her problems, replying to anyone, by text or other means, runs counter to this.
     
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    Hanako is currently attempting to avoid her problems, replying to anyone, by text or other means, runs counter to this.
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    I would agree if it were Jesse or literally anyone else. But Mari is the one that instigated the events of today. Mari is the reason literally any of this is happening to her. Hanako is an emotional person, when she sees the name of the person who, inadvertently but that doesn't matter at the moment, created this entire screwed up situation and has been unintentionally tormenting her the entire time... she's going to want to yell at things, regardless of her initial intent.
     
    [X] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.
     
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    I would agree if it were Jesse or literally anyone else. But Mari is the one that instigated the events of today. Mari is the reason literally any of this is happening to her. Hanako is an emotional person, when she sees the name of the person who, inadvertently but that doesn't matter at the moment, created this entire screwed up situation and has been unintentionally tormenting her the entire time... she's going to want to yell at things, regardless of her initial intent.
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    However, Mari is also nominally her best friend. Which would mean that yelling at her would be both what she wants to do and doesn't want to do.

    This confusion, this storm of emotions would be too much to deal with even for someone who's better adjusted than Hanako. Hence, I believe that she'd be more likely to attempt to shut everything and everyone out, especially the person who is both her best friend, and the cause of her current distress.

    It's also a powerful warning sign to everyone who knows her. For someone with a bit of a reputation for drama and silliness, Hanako going abruptly silent would be both confusing and worrying.
     
    [X] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.

    Better talk with (yell at) her in person tomorrow.
     
    [X] Why did you do that? I didn't ask you to set us up! You're not angry, (well yes you are) but you feel more sick and sad then angry...
     
    [X] Don't respond. You really don't want to talk to Mari right now.

    Avoid, avoid, avoid all our problems!
     
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