Part 1:
[It's that Friday morning (December 1st). Fierdan is wearing the same clothes as the previous skit, and he's sitting in a chair around the round kitchen table. He stares into the large cup of coffee on the table in front of him. Then Dawn enters the kitchen, and she sees Fierdan staring angrily at his cup of coffee.]
Dawn: *goes to Fierdan and looks over his shoulder to also stare at the coffee* That's an awful lot of coffee.
Fierdan: *not turning his head* Yeah.
Dawn: I didn't know you were a huge coffee drinker.
Fierdan: Your tea will always be better than this.
Dawn: Then why did you make so much coffee?
Fierdan: I'm tired.
Dawn: *places hand on his shoulder* It's not good for you to try to get rid of your exhaustion by drinking caffeine.
Fierdan: It's the only way I can stay awake. I'm so tired. *slowly takes Dawn's hand off his shoulder, only moving his head slightly*
Dawn: If you're so tired, then go to sleep.
Fierdan: *eyes brighten, clenches teeth, lifts up right hand to stare at his palm*
Dawn: You need some sleep. Take a short nap at least. Please, for me.
Fierdan: *is tense* Sleeping? *nostrils flare?* You want me to go back to sleep?
Dawn: *softly gasps* Oh, so you were sleeping before?
Fierdan: *slams his right hand on the top of the table, very hard* No! *grins sadly with teeth showing* No, I wasn't sleeping! It doesn't deserve to be called that!
Dawn: What do you mean by that?
Fierdan: *yelling* It means I'm so damn tired! I want to sleep, but I can't even do that because I'm too scared! *small black flames appear around and underneath his right hand which is still on the table*
Dawn: *eyes widen as she sees the black flames coming from Fierdan's hand* Relax...
Fierdan: Relax? I wish I could, Dawn, I wish I could. I'm so freaking tired, damn it! But I can't sleep without reliving my hell! *black flames spread more*
[Sparkle, in the next room over, smells fire in the air. Instead of being in a panic, she only feels annoyance.]
Sparkle: Of course he had to do something stupid. It's so early though, ugh! *runs into kitchen* Duke, what did you do this time?
Dawn: Uh...
Sparkle: *realizes that Duke isn't in the kitchen, and that the black flames are coming from Fierdan* Oh.. damn...
Fierdan: *finally lifts his right hand off the table and shape it into a fist, the black fire originating from the center of the palm of that hand*
Sparkle: *is annoyed because of course she is* You used to always condone Duke for using black flames, but here you are using them yourself!
Fierdan: *shoulders droop, lowers head and stares into the cup of coffee again* I got frustrated, so my black fire dominated my orange one. Sorry about that.
Sparkle: *notices that Fierdan is wearing a white shirt and not a black one* Whoa, you're not wearing all black. You look so different. I like it.
Dawn: *sighs annoyed at Sparkle*
Fierdan: Yeah, look at me. What am I doing? *stares at the coffee, deep in thought*
[Brock enters the kitchen. In his hand is a slice of bread with green stuff on it.]
Sparkle: What are you eating?
Brock: *takes bite*
Fierdan: *in a quiet voice* I'm sorry, Brock. I couldn't do it.
Dawn: Huh, what happened?
Brock: *swallows* Avocado toast.
Dawn: What?
Brock: This is avocado toast, Sparkle.
Sparkle: *is at a lost for words* Uh.. huh.. w-why?
Brock: It tastes good. I just toasted two slices of bread and put on some guac. It tastes delicious.
Sparkle: Guac?
Brock: Yeah, avocados are an ingredient in guacamole.
Sparkle: *sighs* I knew that.
Brock: *offers Sparkle a piece of the food* Want to try it?
Sparkle: Uh.. no thanks.
Brock: *shrugs and continues eating his avocado toast*
Fierdan: *continuing where he left off* I tried, I really tried. I just.. I can't do it.
Brock: Oh yeah, what's wrong?
Fierdan: I'm so tired, and I tried going to sleep after you left my room.
Dawn: Wait, what?
Fierdan: After I was asleep long enough, what I feared would happen did in fact happen. I hate myself for it. *finally takes a sip of coffee* I need a break from my dreams. *takes another sip of coffee* Or should I say my nightmares?
[After a few more minutes, the black flames are all gone. Fierdan isn't as tense.]
Fierdan: I feel so.. weak. I should at least be able to get a full night's sleep, but I can't even do that. Gosh, there are so many things wrong with me.
Dawn: After everything that happened--
Fierdan: I hate having to be treated in a certain way. I hate this; I hate that. I just want to be treated like any other person. But I can't because I'm not normal! I don't want to be treated as if I'm fragile, as if something's wrong with me, but I get it, okay? I am fragile, and there is a long list of things that are wrong with me.
Dawn: I'm sor--
Fierdan: Don't bother apologizing. It's more my fault than yours. *drinks coffee* Maybe what A told me is right. I shouldn't let fear define me and become such a huge part of my identity. I have to let my past go. I'm not that person anymore; he also died in that world. *drinks coffee but doesn't stop to talk*
Brock: *has finished eating and is now looking around* Where is Duke?
Sparkle: I have no idea.
Dawn: Do you even care where he is?
Sparkle: *scratches her chin for a moment* Hmm, not at all.
Brock: I saw Finny, Twinkle, Ardere, and Fauna watching TV in the living room. I didn't see Duke at all today. Where is that drunkie?
Sparkle: Pfft, he's probably sleeping in till noon.
[In that moment, Duke enters the kitchen. He's wearing casual clothes (fancy clothes for the skit characters). He has on black jeans, and a buttoned-down long-sleeved gray shirt. The top front of his hair is full of gel and is combed back.]
Brock: *under his breath* Damn, you look sober.
Duke: Here I am. *practically twirls deeper into the kitchen?*
Fierdan: Well, Duke and I look different now.
Dawn: Why are you dressed like that?
Duke: Oh, do you like my outfit? I tried.
Brock: You look so good!
Sparkle: You look nice, I guess.
Duke: Well, thank you!
Dawn: Is there a reason why you're dressed like that?
Duke: Oh yeah, yeah. I have a meeting today.
Dawn: A meeting?
Duke: I don't have much time. *opens fridge and looks inside* Hmm...
Fierdan: There's a bagel in there somewhere.
Duke: Uh okay, thanks. *finds the bagel and takes it out as well as the cream cheese*
[Fifteen minutes later. Duke ate the bagel and has put the cream cheese back in the fridge. Now he is about to leave for his supposed meeting.]
Duke: Well, I have to leave now. Wish me luck. I might end up changing our lives as we know it.
[All of them are confused, but then Ryen enters the kitchen.]
Ryen: He's going to meet.. them. I'm going with Duke. The two of us have to discuss some things with the others.
Dawn: Them?
Ryen: Yes.
Sparkle: Huh?
Ryen: Well, we'll see you soon! *leaves the house with Duke*
...... to be continued.
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