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Fear of Missing Out

April 11th, 2026

NOELLE: I don't know what to say. I don't know what to ask or what to think of ... any of this. You've never really been on the straight and narrow, but this? what do I even begin to think of something like this? NOELLE: I'm trying but I can't speak. I need to leave. I need to leave. I don't know if I want to find out what you did to that person. Or why you said that about it...
RUTH: Wait! Where are you going?! NOELLE: I... I don't feel safe telling you right now. RUTH: But I wouldn't hurt you! Only monsters! NOELLE: I'm sorry, Ruth.
(DING DONG) LOWE: Dude, did you order food this late? REED: No, but like, I'll get it. LOWE: I mean, sure, just figured, y'know, 'what else'... REED: Hello? Woah, Noelle...
(STUMBLE) LOWE: Damn, is that your sister? Tell her I've got, uh, something pretending to be tequila in there if she wants to work from home tonight. Uh, joking, obviously... (CLING) (ZZZ...)
LOWE: So, uh, Noelle. D'you, uh, wanna talk about last night? NOELLE: No. LOWE: Cool. Cool. NOELLE: Where's Reed? LOWE: Uh, work. Where I'm headed in the ballpark of, uh, twenty minutes. It's uh, nine. I have to get to work before third period starts.
LOWE: Assuming you're hungry, we've got, (HUMMM HUMMMM HUMM) You like pancakes like your BROTHER, right? I'll order you some.
LOWE: Just uh, lie down, I think. (TICCA TICCA TAP) NOELLE: Ok. (What do I do what do I say who do I talk to how do I tell them what I think NOTHING it doesn't matter because I'm OVERREACTING) I'm supposed to be strong; I look fucking stupid.
REED: I'm home... You're still here, Noelle? Don't you have work? NOELLE: I called off. REED: Oh, okay, uh, look. We're here for you, man... Whatever's going on, we'll try our best. You wanna talk to us?
NOELLE: I... I can't. (SCRATCH) LOWE: Razzle? You want Ruth? NOELLE: No. LOWE: No Ruth? I'm- I'm shocked, I- I think I get it.
NOELLE: Nh, ugh, she's not CHEATING on me! LOWE: Oh, good. I had no idea how to approach that. NOELLE: It's worse! LOWE: How much worse? NOELLE: Prison worse. LOWE: Oh. REED: And that's why you're staying here? NOELLE: Oh, nnn, I'll go back. I need to feed Kennedy anyway.
REED: I didn't mean you, uh, like had to go, I- NOELLE: No, it's fine. REED: Noelle. LOWE: Why don't WE just take you? REED: Uh, yeah- we can take you to feed Kennedy, and if you can't stay there, we can take you back.
REED: What was it Razzle did, actually? NOELLE: Mmfh, I want to say it, I need to tell you, but I can't get the words out, I can't... she gave me this, I can't remember what it was exactly, it was this just, this insane justification - not evil, not in her head, but it... she's unwell. Very much so.
NOELLE: Ruth? I'm home. (KRRRR) Ruth? ...Kennedy?
NOELLE: Where could she be?
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