Part 26: Second Playthrough - 12 AM (♀ + ♃)
[MUSIC: Greenhouse]
Let's shove Venus and Jupiter into the broom closet. 7 minutes in heaven with Jupiter and Neptune is absolutely the correct choice but I do love the interaction between these two here.
[MUSIC: Growing Poppies]

♀: Um. Why?

♃: Because that's the game.

♀: I thought you were going to say Neptune, so I

♃: What about Neptune?

♃: Why not you. You're safe. You're like a puppy. You're harmless.

♀: ...did you lose your nerve?

♃: Except when you talk.

♀: Sorry, I just thought

♃: You're so fluffy, wow. What do you do to your hair.

♀: Basically...nothing?

♃: We're friends too, aren't we? It's not weird.

♀: We're friends?

♃: See what I mean about 'except when you talk.'

♀: Oh. Sorry.

♀: People call any group of kids friends even if they were just forced to spend time with each other and actually kind of hate each other though?

♃: I don't know what to do with you.

♀: I know. That's why I play dumb most of the time.

♀: Like about you and Neptune. But I don't want to get in the way.

♃: ...if you were that worried about me and Neptune, that's actually. A pretty cool friend thing to do.

♃: Haha, does that make you my wingman?

♀: ...

♃: Haha, I am kidding. That is all jokes.

♃: You sure are not like other boys.

♀: Ha. Thank you. It would be a lot easier if I was though.

♃: ..."thank you?" Aha, I finally found a compliment you like.

♃: I envy boys a little sometimes too. Isn't that the good thing about them, that they're easier? A more straightforward sort of evil.

♃: Boys hate you to your face at least. At least you know how they feel about you.

♀: ...people say that a lot.

♃: Is it true?

♀: ...maybe this sounds weird, but...

♀: I spend a lot of time with boys, you know? And they're mad to your face sure, but they're always, always...

♀: ...mad about something else too, you know?

♀: I don't know how to describe it.

♀: They hide what they're mad about by getting mad about something else.

♀: And they don't even know it.

♀: Like the captain.

♃: What's the captain really mad about, you think?

♀: I don't know. I thought it must just be being here, like us?

♀: But I think that's not everything.

♀: You're not mad.

♃: What am I then?

♀: I don't know...

♃: You're lying.

♀: I thought you said you were getting annoyed because I kept talking about it?

♃: Ahaha. That's so right.

♃: What about you, then?

♀: I'm mad about a lot of things I guess.

♃: Liar.

♃: You're not mad.

♃: You're jealous.

♃: Why are you so jealous.

♃: It's flattering. But it's weird.

♀: I don't know.

♃: We're so mean though. We're mean to YOU.

♀: You aren't at all. And Neptune isn't...

♃: I wish I could be meaner. I wish I could be so much meaner.

♀: When you are mean though, it doesn't feel mean.

♃: You know, you could be a LITTLE mean, and we wouldn't care.

♀: I don't want to, though.

♃: Sometimes you're still mean, without meaning to be.

♀: I know. I hate it.

♀: I'd rather get made fun of than be mean.

♃: Hmm.

♃: You shouldn't say things like that.

♀: Why not? I don't want to. I just don't.

♀: I know I'm bad at getting anyone to like me and I'm weird and everyone else can deal even though I can't, but I can't.

♀: I'm just going to be like this. I'm not going to be any different.

♃: You're asking to get beat up.

♀: I don't care.

♃: But for real.

♀: I said I'm fine.
[MUSIC: Three Eves]
Jupiter snaps her hairband. Venus feels something tighten around his neck.

♀: YouhaaH?

♃: Venus?

♃: Venus?!

♀: Ahh

♃: I've got you, I'm

♃: What is this? What? Whose...hands?

♀: *gasp*
[Silence]

♀: I'm okay...

♃: Oh. Oh god. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

♀: It's okay. I'm fine. It's okay. I promise.

♃: It's not.

♃: It's not okay.