You can't blame them for something like this. They didn't know. They weren't even talking to us.

(how do you know-)

No one's looking. No one's looking over here, don't worry. They have more important things, they're not bothering with us. It's okay, it's okay. One foot in front of the other.

(everyone's looking-)

Don't be ridiculous. But- slide back a little. Press a little closer to the wall. There. That's good. No one's behind us. No one's looking. See? It's fine.

(but they said-)

They weren't talking to us. They weren't. No one's looking. It's- fine. Everything's fine.

(do we have our keys?)

Yes, yes. In the pocket, remember? And the phone, and the wallet. I can feel them, we have everything.

(check again.)

Yes, yes. We have them. It's good. It's fine.

(check again!)

I checked, I checked! We have everything, we have- oh no.

(they're-)

No one's looking, no one's looking, no one-

(we are never leaving the house again.)

...agreed.

Burning cities, napalm skies.

They tell me everything’s okay but the world has been laid waste to, razed to ashes.

Smoke rising from the rubble, angry words running from my wounded citadels like blood.

They tell me that it’s for the best, but how can ruining my world fix anything?

We can look and see different things- a smile and a touch have so many meanings. He smiles and laughs, and I giggle into my hand. He is so blissfully innocent. Doesn't he realize what this is to me? His ignorance is a cloud that he can't see past. I wish he'd share a little of that fog, so we could laugh on equal footing.

Wish I could stop loving him the way he's stopped loving me.

"I heard she's dating a human."

"Ugh,`yuck.`Human?`Somebody`get`me`something`to`throw`up`in."

"I think it's cute."

"Cute?`I`ought'a`report`you."

"Now that you mention it..."

"Whaaat?`I`already`paid`my`fines`this`cycle.`You`don't`got`nothin`on`me`no`more."

"What's up with your speech pattern today?"

"Just`trying`something`new."

"Wait... don't tell me-"

"I`don't`know`what`you're`talking`about."

"You've been listening to those Earthen dramas, haven't you?!"

"Thats's`ridiculous."

"You hypocrite!"

"Hey!`I`could`sue`you`for`lowering`my`self-esteem."

"Buddy, if you're watching chick flicks, your self esteem is already at rock bottom."

"You're`mean."

"Judging honorable females of ogling after humans, and you do the very same! Ha!"

"Hmph.`We`are`no`longer`friends."