CHAPTER 23

CHAPTER 23: RUNAWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN

[Track 1]

Kath, with little Rei on her bag rolling on her roller skates with Freya running behind them, So Kath walks through THE door

REI: How can you do that with the door?

KATH: Subspace pass, baby

REI: Uh... can we go home?

KATH: Rei, you can't just running away. You have to fight her at some point

REI: But... she has a sword!

Then, Freya appears

Freya attacks Kath with her sword but Kath blocks her attack and attacks back with a bonk on the head, a bat on the ribs and a kick on the face

FREYA: This SUX!

Freya leaves

Later

KATH: She's got an art gallery open tonight on blond avenue

REI: Why would you go there? She tried to kill me!

KATH: But... what if it's like... cool?

REI: I guess... Uh... also, like... My lease's up pretty soon and i can't like... afford a place for myself

KATH: Uh... I guess you can stay at my place for a bit, Kay?

REI: Yeah! Yeah!

Later, at the Domo.23 minutes after to be more precise. Rei is sitting with Kath who's staring with pure hatred at Sally

REI: So, what's up, Ken?

KEN: Fuck you mean up? Nothing's up! You guys don't even wanna hang out with me.

HALL: It's not like we're doing it on purpose. We just haven't had practice at my house

YINA: Why not?

HALL: We're recording, Yina.

SALLY: Rei... I...

She's getting angrier!

KEN: And Hall's been rejecting shows from the lady here

REI: They have shows here?

HALL: At the floor over us

REI: Wow...

YINA: [BRO], Why the fuck you rejecting shows? I thought we were supposed to play shows

SALLY: ...I have to go to the bathroom...

KEN: Oh... uh, ok...

Sally goes to the bathroom and Kath is still mad

Laterer, at night

KATH: So, what's happening?

REI: Just Hall bitchin' again

KATH: What's happening with you and Sally?

REI: What? Nothing's up with us!

Kath's head glows

REI: I'm serious

KATH: Not even in high school?

REI: Nope

...

KATH: Good night, Rei.

REI: Wait, Kath! Where are you going?

...

REI: Kath, you're being a BITCH!

...

REI: Sorry...

Rei heads home, he opens the door, turns on the light and...

MARK: Turn off the lights!

Outside

MARK: Sorry

REI: Who was that

MARK: Just some guy. Someone who you probably saw naked

REI: I don't wanna think about that right now.

MARK: Can't you go to sleep at Kath's?

REI: Uh...

MARK: Also, i got a call saying you were fired... You have job?

REI: Had, i guess

MARK: Cool, bye... Go to Kath's now

REI: But!

MARK: Get out, Rei. I'm on a tight schedule

Laterest, Rei walks the lonely road, it's the only road he's ever known. He's got nowhere to sleep so he begins to think... He still has Sally number

Laterestest, Rei's at Sally's

...

REI: So

SALLY: Rei? The other day at the mall. I wore that dress... for you

REI: Huh?

SALLY: I'm such a hoe...

...

REI: Do you like me?

...

SALLY: You have Kath now, right?

REI: Eh.

SALLY: She's special for you, right?

REI: I guess. Haven't even...

SALLY: Haven't what?

REI: She's cool and all but she's got her own problems. We just had a fight too.

SALLY: And you won?

REI: I got my ass handed to me. And it was about you

SALLY: The fight?

REI: She thinks we had something or had something which we NEVER had, right?

...

SALLY: What if we did?

...

SALLY: We should

...

Rei's in another dream. In his horse

REI: I like this place... I like you, horsey...

SWISH

REI: Who's there?!

FREYA: Hey, Rei. Look at my horse... and I've got full armor.

REI: Uh, I don't care

Freya tries to attack Rei but his horse faster than hers

FREYA: Get back here!

REI: Save me, horsey!

???: REI!!

Then, Rei wakes up

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