Accidental Video 010

[usskickass]

[A small, slightly stocky child in a dress sits against a wall in one of the hallways. It's clear she doesn't know she's being recorded. Soft, pitiful sniffles can be heard. If her damp face is any indication, she's been crying for a while.

For how upset she is, she's being awfully quiet about it.

The girl rubs her nose on the collar of her dress and scuffs her shoes on the floor.]

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[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[Sniff.]

I dunno.

[thisisherson.livejournal.com]

How do you not know?

[Wait, that's kind of judge-y. Let's try that again.]

What's wrong? Was someone mean to you?

[He even has a speech ready about how boys are icky and gross with all of their bugs and dirt and stupidness.]

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

Had a bad dream. My mom and dad aren't here.

[Tearing...up...]

I wanna go home.

[thisisherson.livejournal.com]

Oh. That.

[He had one of those too. His dad was stuck inside, and it was the worst dream ever.]

My mom and dad aren't here either. I wanna go home too. ...But it's not all bad? Events are icky, but there are fun things too. Like the closets. So don't cry. Besides, your face will get all wet.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[...She giggles a little at that.]

Yeah, you're right.

[Shannon looks at him, squinting.] You're Hummel, right? I...I mean Kurt.

[thisisherson.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Did the amazing outfit and snazzy bowtie give it away or his perfect hair? But only a few people call him Hummel. She's definitely not Puck so.]

...Coach Beiste? Is that really you?

[His eyes are so wide. He only has a mental image of her as an adult, so this is really, really strange to him.]

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[She nods, shy and kind of embarrassed.]

Um, you can call me Shannon, though.

[thisisherson.livejournal.com]

[That feels a little weird to him because she's supposed to be a grown-up, but he nods anyway.]

Okay. Shannon's a pretty name.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[She smiles broadly, then covers her face in embarrassment.]

Thanks, Kurt. Your name is cool.