The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Berta and Beth
What: Have a serious talk
Where: Berta's room
When: Mid afternoon
Rating: TBD


With her shoulder bag clutched hard in her hands, Beth walked quickly to Berta's room. It was probably best to get this over with as soon as possible. She liked Berta, but she didn't want to lie to her anymore. That kiss had changed things between them. Beth didn't know if Berta felt something for her, if there were real feelings there or if it was just because Berta had been drunk and Beth wasn't one to protest, but if feelings were starting to grow then she knew she had to be honest. And truth be told, she thought maybe that she was starting to get a crush on Berta, too.

But their friendship was probably gone now. After this, why would Berta want to even talk to her anymore? Beth had to be brave, though. She knew this sort of thing might come up eventually, and she needed to face the consequences. So after smoothing down her hair and brushing lint from her sweater and skirt, she stood in front of Berta's door, her hand poised to knock. This could be the end of their friendship, and Beth was going to miss this. She had a lot of fun with Berta. Rapping on the door, she kept her head high, and tried to smile. "Berta," she said. "Um, it's Beth. Can I come in?"

Who: Beth and Berta
What: At the party in the tunnels
Where: The tunnels, obv.
When: Around 8pm
Rating: Probably PG 13

Beth was really, really, really nervous about going to this party. She had never been to a real party before. Sure, parties as a kid, but that was different. She had a feeling that they wouldn't be singing 'Happy Birthday', and there wouldn't be streamers or decorations, or even parental supervision. It was going to be like a real adult party, and she'd never gone to one before, and she'd never gone to any kind of party looking like she did now. Berta was really great though, helping with her hair and telling her she looked "hot" (even though Beth knew she probably didn't) and fussing over her. It was really great to have a friend. Or "killer", like Berta would say.

Hands clutched tightly to one another, Beth followed Berta down the steps to the tunnels, her eyes adjusting to the dimness. She had never been down here before either. "Oh," she worried to herself, taking in a slow, deep breath. She'd be fine. She could do this.

Who: Beth and Berta
What: Costume shopping
Where: Downtown Danvers
When: Afternoon
Rating: PG

Beth was nervous. Like crazy, jittery, pacing around and biting her nails and talking to herself nervous. She had gotten dressed in a hurry and run down to the front gate and had spent the past ten minutes walking in the grass and practicing what she was going to say when Berta arrived. Usually she wasn't very good with the face to face. Her tongue got tied up and she said something weird and stupid because her mouth ran on before her brain could catch up. And then, people just stared at her with dumbfounded expressions and then it got awkward and quiet. She didn't want things with Berta to go south that quickly because then she would lose someone who actually thought she was cool. Someone actually thought she was cool! Nobody had ever thought Beth was cool before. She didn't want to blow it.

So what was she going to say? Or not say? Berta didn't look judgemental or anything, but then again Beth hadn't had much time to talk one on one with her so maybe she just didn't know how weird Beth was yet. And Beth didn't want her to find out. "I'll just say hi," she said to herself, ticking off possibilities on her fingers. "Or hello. Or... I could say 'What's up?' but that might be kinda stupid, I mean I know what's up, we're going to hang out today and I only talked to her like ten minutes ago so not much has happened since then and now, so that's stupid. I'll just say hello. Or maybe, Hey Berta. Or HI BERTA HEY WHAT'S UP!" Beth squeaked loudly, turning in her pacing and seeing Berta standing right there. How long had she been listening??