𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

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"Have you ever done it with a normal person?" Allison restates the question.

"Now, didn't we already cover this?" Claire says.

"You never answered the question." Bender says. Opal nods. 

"Look, I'm not gonna discuss my private life with total strangers." Claire says, getting nervous.

"It's kind of a double edged sword, isn't it?" Allison says.

"A what?" Claire asks.

"Well, if you say you haven't, you're a prude. If you say you have, you're a slut! It's a trap. You want to but you can't but when you do you wish you didn't, right?" Allison continues.

"Wrong." Claire says.

"Or, are you a tease?" Allison asks her.

"She's a tease..." Andrew says.

"Oh why don't you just forget it." Claire says.

"You're a tease, and you know it! All girls are teases!" Andrew proclaims.

"She's only a tease if what she does gets you hot." Bender says to the jock.

"I don't do anything!" Claire says defensively. 

"That's why you're a tease." Allison tells her.

"Where is this conversation going..." Opal whispers to Brian. He shrugs, and starts playing with her hair. She feels a small tingle inside.

"Okay, let me ask you a few questions." Claire says to Allison.

"I've already told you everything!" Allison shouts defensively.

"No! Doesn't it bother you to sleep around without being in love. I mean don't you want any respect?" Claire asks.

"I don't screw to get respect. That's the difference between you and me." Allison says bluntly.

"Not the only difference I hope..." Claire mutters.

"Face it, you're a tease!" Bender says.

"I'm not a tease!" Claire says, getting mad.

"Sure you are! You said it yourself sex is a weapon, you use it to get respect!" Bender says.

"No, I never said that. She twisted my words around!" Claire says, getting more defensive.

"Oh, then what do you use it for?" Bender asks the redhead.

"I don't use it period!" Claire says, on the verge of tears.

"Oh, are you medically frigid or is it psychological?" Bender asks.

"I didn't mean it that way! You guys are putting words into my mouth!" Claire says.

"Well if you'd just answer the question..." Bender says.

"Why don't you just answer the question?" Brian asks, still playing with Opal's hair.

"It's okay, Claire, just answer it!" Opal says.

"Be honest." Andrew says.

"No big deal." Bender says.

"Yeah, answer it!" Brian exclaims.

"Answer the question, Claire." Andrew tells her.

"Talk to us!" Bender and Opal say at the same time.

"Come on, answer the question!" Brian and Andrew say at the same time.

"It's easy, it's only one question." Bender says. 

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