Mother, let me tell you a secret
Your flowers always died in my hands
And I hated being the goddess of spring
Something you could never understand
And I know how you see me
Your broken, corrupted child of light
But mother, I wanted pomegranates...
"Tyler." He calls out, causing the three with their backs to the door to turn at the sound of the voice. "What'd I say?" Uncle Fester seems to have disappeared again, obviously in an attempt to not be caught by the police.
"Uh..." Tyler stands up from the table with Wednesday not too far behind. "For the record, Wednesday was trying to keep her distance. I was the one that sat down with her." Galpin looks back and forth between the pair, briefly glancing at the two outcasts still sitting at the table.
"Alright." He sighs, giving in and handing Tyler some blue flyers. "Putting these up around town. It's a bank robbery suspect, and he's a real creep. You haven't seen him, have you?"
The photo bears a strong resemblance to Fester, making Wednesday deliver a firm answer, "No."
"Yeah, he'd be pretty hard to miss." Tyler goes along with the lie. "I'll pin it on the bulletin board."
The sheriff still views the pair with suspicion, his glare particularly focused on Wednesday. Persephone speaks up to draw the attention away from her friend, "Seems like you're having a pretty busy time down at the station, Sheriff. What with all the monsters, murders and now adding bank robberies to the list."
Hades continues to help divert the sheriff's focus. "Sounds like you'd better get your ass into gear and start solving some cases. Or would you prefer if we continued to do your job for you?" Galpin's glower is no match for Hades, who stands up from the booth confrontationally with his arms crossed firmly. The sheriff is the one to break the standoff first, backing up towards the door.
He shakes his head. "Ah, why waste my breath?"
Hades slides into the booth next to Persephone, stealing Wednesday's spot as she was busy talking with Tyler.
"Thank you. But you didn't have to do that."
"Yeah, your family's very..." One glance at Hades, who was practically daring the boy to say something negative, had the boy choosing his next words very carefully. "... colourful."
"Ironic considering Fester's the black sheep. He's harmless." Wednesday responds, while the barista boy beams widely at her.
"So, about rescheduling our date..." Tyler trails off, waiting for Wednesday's (who looked very alarmed) input.
"Well, between the monster and my uncle-" Wednesday starts only to be cut off.
"She's free." Persephone pipes in, smiling innocently at Wednesday who gives the girl a warning glare. "No excuses, Weds. You're going."
"I figure after what happened last time, you owe me." Tyler makes a good point. Persephone wonders if that means they can have a second chance at their girls' night, but then remembers that Enid wouldn't be there.
"Well I can't sneak off of campus. All eyes are on me." Wednesday tries another excuse to get out of this date.
"You won't have to. I'll come to you. 9.00 p.m., Crackstone's Crypt."
"I'll make sure she gets to the crypt." Persephone assures, receiving another Wednesday glare.
"On time?" Tyler confirms hopefully.
Persephone scoffs. "Calm down, normie. I'm not a miracle worker." Tyler blinks at her before heading back to his work. "Well then, looks like we've got to prepare you for a date." If looks could kill, Persephone would be very dead.
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"Wednesday, would you quit pacing! You'll be fine." Persephone scolds, getting dizzy from watching the girl walk back and forth. Suddenly, she stops and walks over to a fake flamingo on Enid's side of the room, finding a bottle of her nail polish. Thing climbs up on Enid's desk and does some adamant tapping to catch the girl's attention.
"I don't miss her." Wednesday replies to Thing's signing. "Friends are a liability and can be exploited. That makes them weaknesses."
"Gee, Weds. You flatter me so." Persephone drawls sarcastically, hurt by Wednesday's words. She thought the two had become good friends, but obviously Wednesday was hesitant to change.
"You both need to guard that diary while I'm gone." Wednesday instructs the two, ignoring Persephone's comment. "I'll be back as soon as I can." Thing makes some indecent suggestions, making Wednesday object, "It's not a date. It's a quid pro quo for almost getting him disemboweled."
"And what do I get in return for my leg being slashed?" Persephone challenges before Wednesday can leave. "I had your back that night, Wednesday. When you went back to look at those jars, I stayed with you to keep the monster at bay. So what do I get in return for my loyalty?" Wednesday stayed silent, mulling over Persephone's words and realising that she had nothing to give her. Persephone shakes her head in disbelief. "I'll watch your damn diary." She spits out the words venomously.
"Thank you." Wednesday says quietly, slightly ashamed at the way she had treated a girl who had always been there for her and her brother.
Just as Wednesday was going out the door, Persephone called out once more, "But I'm not a liability... And I am not a weakness."
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